基于接触假设浅析中国在英留学生对东道文化的采纳

Analysis on Chinese Students' Acceptance of Host Culture in the UK Based on Contact Hypothesis

在接触假设的指导下,本研究考察了在英国寄宿的中国留学生对东道文化的采纳情况。他们通过与东道主的接触(即面对面接触和在线接触)取得与社会的连通性和社会支持感,并在主流社会中减少偏见。一组185名在英国的中国学生回应了一项基于网络的调查。结构方程模型分析的结果显示:面对面接触明显预测了中国学生对东道文化的接受程度。反过来,接纳文化会影响社会连通、感知社会支持和偏见。相比之下,在线联系并不能预测东道国文化的采用,但对社会连通性、社会支持和偏见有直接的影响。然而,直接的面对面接触并未降低在线接触与预测变量之间的关系。

Guided by the contact hypothesis, this study examined host culture adoption of Chinese students sojourning in UK as a mediator between their host-national contact （i.e., face-to-face contact and online contact） and social connectivity, perceived so-cial support and reduced prejudice in the mainstream society. A group of 185 Chinese students in UK responded to a web-based survey. Results from structural equation modeling analysis revealed that face-to-face contact significantly predicted Chinese students＇ adoption of the host culture. Host culture adoption, in turn, influenced social connectivity, perceived social support and prejudice. In contrast, online contact was not predictive of host culture adoption, but had significant direct effects on social connectivity, per-ceived social support and prejudice. However, direct face-to-face contact did not moderate the relationship between online contact and the predicted variables.