Purpose: This study was to identify the health status and reported resilience according to acculturation type among
Chinese students in Korea. Methods: The subjects were 386 Chinese students studying in three universities in
Chungnam province. The data were collected by standardized questionnaires and SPSS/WIN 15.0 program was
used to analyze the data with descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA. Results: Subjects reported
the following Acculturation type: integration (26.7%), assimilation (28.5%), separation (32.4%), and marginalization
(12.4%). The reported resilience was significantly different according to economic status. The health status
was significantly different according to religion and economic status. Acculturation type was significantly different
according to age, educational level, length of stay, type of residency and economic status working style. The health
status and resilience were significantly different according to acculturation type. Conclusion: The findings suggest
that integration of acculturation type is most useful to health status and resilience among Chinese students in
Korea. Future studies need to examine acculturation type as coping strategy for foreign students' adaptation.