ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Perceived institutional support, physical activity engagement, and sociocultural adaptation among Chinese international students in Kazakhstan: a variable-and person-centered approach.
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Background: Sociocultural adaptation is a resource-demanding process for international students. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, this study examined perceived institutional support as a contextual resource and physical activity engagement as a behavioral resource-investment pathway among Chinese international students in Kazakhstan. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was completed by 353 Chinese international students. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the proposed measurement structure and construct distinction. A latent structural equation model tested the indirect association between perceived institutional support and sociocultural adaptation through physical activity engagement. Latent profile analysis identified student subgroups based on 15 perceived institutional support indicators, and the BCH procedure compared physical activity engagement and sociocultural adaptation across profiles. Results: The multidimensional CFA showed good fit, χ Conclusion: The findings are consistent with a resource-based indirect pathway linking perceived institutional support, physical activity engagement, and sociocultural adaptation. The person-centered results further show that students occupy unequal resource positions, suggesting that support services for international students should be differentiated rather than uniform.
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