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1.2 Research Questions
In this research, the researcher came across a few problems, which are as follows:
1. How do international students adjust to their new environment? 2. Why do international students experience loneliness?
3. Is there a negative correlation between adjustment and loneliness amongst international students?
1.3 Problem Identification
In order for the researcher to stay focus on the research problems, the researcher restricted the problems of the particular article as follows:
1. Adjustment is a question of feeling and behavior, both of which occur in specific situations. Thus a person might be well adjusted in that he cannot
do what he wants to do in other situations. Behavior is a function of the environment. The particular behavior that one person shows in a particular
situation is influenced by the learning experiences that the person has had in similar situations. Different learning experiences produce different
behaviors, Watson Tharp 1973. 2. Loneliness is an overwhelming, persistent experience. Society pressures
the individual to act in restricted, socially approved ways. This leads to discrepancy between one’s true inner self and the self portrayed to others.
3. International students are student who leave their home environment and relocate to study at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
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1.3.1 Problem Statement
Based on the background and restriction of the problem that has been explained, the researcher formulated a problem as follows:
Is there a relationship between adjustment and loneliness amongst international
students at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta Indonesia?
1.4 Research Purpose and Significance
1.4.1 Research Purpose
The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between adjustment and loneliness amongst international students at Syarif
Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
1.4.2 Research Significance
This study has both theoretical and practical significance as follows:
a. Theoretical significance
1. To attain a better understanding of the theory, have a brighter insight of the theory and give the specific information that is needed in this
research. 2. If this research supports the hypothesis that there is a relationship
between adjustment and loneliness, because of that it will help give a
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theoretical understanding that there is a definite significant factor that even though international students can adjust to their new
environment, these students still go through loneliness.
b. Practical significance:
To give extra social information about adjustment and loneliness, so this information can be of benefit to those that give scholarships to foreign
students. In order for them to give more attention to these students and their daily needs. To make them overcome their difficulties they are faced
with on a daily basis.
For the lectures to understand their students and give special attention to the students needs. To the rector of the university and its staff to assist the
students in a most honorable way, for after-all the students are their guests. To the international office, focus more on the needs of the
international students, in order for students to focus on their studies and not be stressed with technical problems.
This information can give a contribution to lecturers and students, especially to international students that go through vulnerability of
adjustment and loneliness. And also to the host-nationals at university, and close family and friends this information would be of excellent use in
how to assist the foreign students and how to make their stay comfortable.
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And also to the international students, how they as students can learn from their conditions and in this way try to overcome their difficulties. The
effort of this research will raise a serious concern about the condition of the international and the existence of the international office at the
university.
1.5 Writing System
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