How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania
The main aim of our qualitative research is to find out how foreign students from different Collectivistic countries perceive interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). Using semi-structured interviews as a method of data collection and thematic analysis as a method of data analysis, we found that the...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | Education Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/1/46 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832588622172258304 |
|---|---|
| author | Tomas Saulius Romualdas Malinauskas |
| author_facet | Tomas Saulius Romualdas Malinauskas |
| author_sort | Tomas Saulius |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The main aim of our qualitative research is to find out how foreign students from different Collectivistic countries perceive interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). Using semi-structured interviews as a method of data collection and thematic analysis as a method of data analysis, we found that the majority of participants used IER to provide psychological support to their colleagues and friends in a variety of contexts—64% of participants highlighted cognitive strategies as key in emotional regulation, especially the use of temporal perspective shifting—and that, finally, the majority of the participants highlighted the evident results of the interventions, the most common of which was the increased adaptive behavior of the targets of IER. These findings highlight the persistence of cultural orientation in heterogeneous settings and suggest situational flexibility in IER strategies. They also highlight the importance of designing culturally sensitive interventions in international educational contexts. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-56757496d92b43e79e58b82b43206b54 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2227-7102 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Education Sciences |
| spelling | doaj-art-56757496d92b43e79e58b82b43206b542025-01-24T13:30:21ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022025-01-011514610.3390/educsci15010046How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in LithuaniaTomas Saulius0Romualdas Malinauskas1Department of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, Sporto 6, LT-44221 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, Sporto 6, LT-44221 Kaunas, LithuaniaThe main aim of our qualitative research is to find out how foreign students from different Collectivistic countries perceive interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). Using semi-structured interviews as a method of data collection and thematic analysis as a method of data analysis, we found that the majority of participants used IER to provide psychological support to their colleagues and friends in a variety of contexts—64% of participants highlighted cognitive strategies as key in emotional regulation, especially the use of temporal perspective shifting—and that, finally, the majority of the participants highlighted the evident results of the interventions, the most common of which was the increased adaptive behavior of the targets of IER. These findings highlight the persistence of cultural orientation in heterogeneous settings and suggest situational flexibility in IER strategies. They also highlight the importance of designing culturally sensitive interventions in international educational contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/1/46interpersonal emotion regulationcollectivistic culturesforeign studentssemi-structured interviewthematic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Tomas Saulius Romualdas Malinauskas How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania Education Sciences interpersonal emotion regulation collectivistic cultures foreign students semi-structured interview thematic analysis |
| title | How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania |
| title_full | How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania |
| title_fullStr | How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania |
| title_short | How Do Foreign Students from Different Collectivist Countries Perceive Interpersonal Emotion Regulation? A Thematic Analysis in Lithuania |
| title_sort | how do foreign students from different collectivist countries perceive interpersonal emotion regulation a thematic analysis in lithuania |
| topic | interpersonal emotion regulation collectivistic cultures foreign students semi-structured interview thematic analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/1/46 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT tomassaulius howdoforeignstudentsfromdifferentcollectivistcountriesperceiveinterpersonalemotionregulationathematicanalysisinlithuania AT romualdasmalinauskas howdoforeignstudentsfromdifferentcollectivistcountriesperceiveinterpersonalemotionregulationathematicanalysisinlithuania |