Stereotypes of Chinese international students held by Americans

被引：70

作者：

Ruble, Racheal A. ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Yan Bing ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011 USA

[2] Univ Kansas, Dept Commun Studies, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS | 2013年 / 37卷 / 02期

关键词：

Chinese international students; American students; Stereotypes; ASIAN-AMERICANS; RACIAL STEREOTYPES; MODEL MINORITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; PERCEPTIONS; ANXIETY; DISCRIMINATION; ACCULTURATION; PERSPECTIVE; COMPETENCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijintrel.2012.12.004

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study examined stereotypes of Chinese international students held by Americans in two parts. To begin, 100 American students from a large Midwestern university listed traits describing a typical Chinese student, generating 31 frequent descriptors. Next, 146 American participants reported the percentage of Chinese students they believed to possess each of the 31 traits and the favorability of those traits. Exploratory factor analysis revealed five primary stereotypes of Chinese students. Some reflect previous literature concerning stereotypes of Asians generally (e.g., smart/hardworking, shy/not social, and bad English/not assimilated), whereas others are more unique (e.g., nice/friendly and oblivious/annoying). Stereotypes ranged from highly favorable (i.e., nice/friendly and smart/hardworking) to highly unfavorable (i.e., oblivious/annoying). Results are discussed with respect to prior literature on stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans and implications for communication between American and Chinese students. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：202 / 211

页数：10

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