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The Percentage of Acculturation of International College Students

Kong, Yi Tung
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1542392868361753

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2018, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
This descriptive non-experimental study was to describe the changes in eating behaviors, home cooking, and language barriers in Northeastern Ohio University. An online survey was completed by 31 Chinese and Indian undergraduate and graduate international students aged 18-30 with F-1 student visa and maintain minimum course load of full-time at Kent State’s main campus. Means and standard deviations were utilized to determine the home cooking. The data collected from food intakes, type of meals, eating behaviors, and language barriers questions were presented as percentages, showing Chinese international students increased the intake of protein and decreased the consumption of vegetables and fruits, while the Indian international students increased the intake of protein, fat, and sweet, and daily calories, and decreased the consumption of vegetables and fruits. In addition, Chinese and Indian international students had similar mean scores in home cooking. Moreover, Chinese international students experienced more language barriers than Indian international students. Overall, the results of this study might have benefit for promoting international students healthy eating.
Natalie Caine-Bish (Advisor)
Karen Lowry Gordon (Committee Member)
Jamie Matthews (Committee Member)
139 p.
Nutrition
Chinese international students, Indian international students, Eating behaviors, Home cooking, Language Barriers

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  • Kong, Y. T. (2018). The Percentage of Acculturation of International College Students [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1542392868361753

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kong, Yi Tung. The Percentage of Acculturation of International College Students. 2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1542392868361753.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kong, Yi Tung. "The Percentage of Acculturation of International College Students." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1542392868361753

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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