Social support as a strategy to cope with culture shock

T.L. Smolina

Sociosphera
2012. no. 1, 29–34
ISSN: 2078-7081

Social support as a strategy to cope with culture shock

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Abstract

This article presents an overview of the cross-cultural research on the social support as a culture shock coping strategy. Social support is analyzed as one of the major strategies which posi- tively correlates with successful level of adaptation in sojourners. Major groups of people who can pro- vide social support are categorized based on the criteria of cultural identity and closeness of social ties.

General Information

Keywords: Social support; coping; culture shock; acculturation.

Journal rubric: Psychology

Article type: review article

Published 14.09.2012

For citation: Smolina, T.L. (2012). Social support as a strategy to cope with culture shock. Sociosphera, (1), 29–34. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/sociosphera/archive/2012_n1/52941 (viewed: 19.01.2026)

Information About the Authors

Tatiana L. Smolina, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor of the Department of Human Psychology, Deputy Dean for International Activities of the Faculty of Psychology and Education, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St.Petersburg, Russian Federation, e-mail: talesm@mail.ru

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