Advancing diversity and inclusion in the U.S. higher education requires a solid understanding of the dynamics of students’ mobility. This study investigated the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that lead different international student groups to study in American universities, in connection with their resilience in overcoming the inevitable higher education challenges. An online survey was completed by 164 international students at three research universities. Pearson correlation coefficient analyses and independent t tests were conducted to examine the relationships among three variables—intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and resilience—along with the differences among groups. Results show a medium-sized positive significant relationship between international students’ intrinsic motivations and resilience, and significant differences among groups of students in relation to intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.

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考察就读美国大学的不同国际学生群体的动机与适应力之间的关系

在美国高等教育中推进多样性和包容性需要对学生流动的动态有深刻的理解。本研究调查了导致不同国际学生群体在美国大学学习的内在和外在动机，以及他们克服不可避免的高等教育挑战的弹性。来自三所研究型大学的 164 名国际学生完成了一项在线调查。进行了 Pearson 相关系数分析和独立 t 检验，以检查三个变量之间的关系——内在动机、外在动机和弹性——以及组间差异。结果表明，国际学生的内在动机和适应力之间存在中等大小的正相关关系，