The Effect of Digital Literacy on International Students’ Adjustment to University Life: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of ICT Self-efficacy

Shuangling Cheng, Yeonhee Kim, Jae Hwang Choi

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of digital literacy on international students’ adjustment to university life and how ICT self-efficacy mediates the relationship between digital literacy and adjustment to university life. A survey was conducted among 118 international undergraduate and graduate students in Seoul and Daegu. Analytical methods consisted of reliability analysis, validity analysis, regression analysis and multiple mediation analysis performed using the SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS macro (Version 4.0). The results indicated that digital literacy significantly affected international students’ academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal-emotional adjustment, and institutional adjustment. In addition, ICT self-efficacy was identified as a mediating factor in the relationship between digital literacy and academic adjustment. These findings suggest that university libraries, which are the central institutions for providing academic information at universities, should provide a variety of digital literacy programs for international students to improve their ability to use digital tools and help them adjust to the SW-centered society and university life.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWisdom, Well-Being, Win-Win - 19th International Conference, iConference 2024, Proceedings
EditorsIsaac Sserwanga, Hideo Joho, Jie Ma, Preben Hansen, Dan Wu, Masanori Koizumi, Anne J. Gilliland
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages358-374
Number of pages17
ISBN (Print)9783031578496
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event19th International Conference on Wisdom, Well-Being, Win-Win, iConference 2024 - Changchun, China
Duration: 15 Apr 202426 Apr 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14596 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Wisdom, Well-Being, Win-Win, iConference 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangchun
Period15/04/2426/04/24

Keywords

  • Adjustment to University Life
  • Digital Literacy
  • ICT Self-efficacy

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