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Cultural Adaptability

Cultural Adaptability is a psychological and behavioral construct that denotes an individual's capacity to adjust their thoughts, behaviors, and communication styles effectively in response to culturally diverse environments, distinguished from related constructs by its emphasis on dynamic, context-sensitive adjustment rather than static cultural knowledge or general flexibility.

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379

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192

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2017–2026

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152

Exploring the Impact of Study Abroad on Students’ Intercultural Communication Skills: Adaptability and Sensitivity

Tracy Rundstrom Williams · Journal of Studies in International Education · 2005 · 597 citations

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Why does culture increase human adaptability?

Robert Boyd, Peter J. Richerson · Ethology and Sociobiology · 1995 · 426 citations

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Behavioral assessment of communication competency and the prediction of cross-cultural adaptation

Brent D. Ruben, Daniel J. Kealey · International Journal of Intercultural Relations · 1979 · 417 citations

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Human Ecology and Cognitive Style: Comparative Studies in Cultural and Psychological Adaptation

Jay T. Shurley · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1977 · 360 citations

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When in Rome ... Learn Why the Romans Do What They Do: How Multicultural Learning Experiences Facilitate Creativity

William W. Maddux, Hajo Adam, Adam D. Galinsky · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2010 · 298 citations

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Authors

379

  1. NT
    Naoko Taguchi

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    3 publications · 156 citations

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  2. DC
    David C. Thomas

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    2 publications · 148 citations

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  3. WH
    William H. Durham

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 303 citations

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  4. GH
    Guohua He

    Chongqing Technology and Business University, China

    2 publications · 71 citations

    2

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  5. FX
    Feng Xiao

    Pomona College, United States

    2 publications · 120 citations

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Institutions

192

  1. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    239 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    529 citations

  3. State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    174 citations

  4. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    156 citations

  5. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    191 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    303 citations

  7. Pomona College

    Claremont, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    120 citations

  8. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 108 citations

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  3. American Anthropologist

    3 publications · 89 citations

    3

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    3 publications · 71 citations

    3

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  5. Human Ecology

    3 publications · 345 citations

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