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Cultural inteligence and adjustemnt in the cultural diverse contexts: The role of satisfaction with life and intercultural competence

Vol. 14, No 4, 2021

Miroslav Jurásek

 

University of Finance and Administration,

Prague, Czech Republic

E-mail: jurasek.miroslav@mail.vsfs.cz 

ORCID 0000-0002-5381-8936


Cultural inteligence and adjustemnt in the cultural diverse contexts: The role of satisfaction with life and intercultural competence

 

Petr Wawrosz

 

University of Finance and Administration,

Prague, Czech Republic 

E-mail: wawrosz.petr@mail.vsfs.cz 

ORCID 0000-0001-8283-4428 


 

Abstract. Cultural intelligence (CQ) contributes to the wellbeing and satisfaction of individuals who are living abroad or meet members of other cultures and as such it influences the professional efficiency and competitiveness of organizations interacting with cross-cultural stakeholders. The paper investigates the impact of the individual factors (metacognitive, cognitive, motivational, and behavioral) of CQ on the adjustment of foreigners. The adjustment mechanism is explained in association with the individual CQ factors, using satisfaction with life as the mediator. The results of a PLS-SEM analysis on a sample of 191 foreign students studying at Czech universities have shown that all CQ factors, except for the cognitive one, are important in the process of adjusting to new intercultural (cross-cultural) situations. Our research further reveals that the effect of motivational CQ on satisfaction with life and adjustment is amplified by intercultural competencies and preparation. An individual who has spent a long time abroad in the past, has come into frequent contact with foreigners, knows the foreign language of the country they are staying in or has good linguistic skills will be more satisfied in a new country and will adjust more easily.

 

Received: March, 2021

1st Revision: November, 2021

Accepted: December, 2021

 

DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2021/14-4/12

JEL ClassificationD02, O17, P31

Keywords: cultural intelligence, academic adjustment, satisfaction with life, intercultural experience, PLS-SEM, the Czech universities 2020, Chinese college students