Abstract:

International students play an important role in the global competition for talents and exchange and cooperation between different culture, thus more attention shall be paid on the integration of international students to the local society. Through in-depth interviews and observations of nightlife scenes in Nanjing, this study analyzes the urban nightlife experiences and self perceived social integration of international students from a multi-disciplinary perspective, revealing their spatial social behavior and social and spatial integration or separation in different nightlife scenes. The results are as follows: ① International students can gain a sense of satisfaction in their nightlife, expand their social networks, deepen their understanding of local society, thereby enhancing their subjective perception of social connections, life satisfaction, and understanding of the host culture, which has a significant impact on their social integration; ② Overreliance on the same cultural group can lead to separation from the local community, and Western students have a higher degree of integration than Korean students; ③ Having a richer nightlife experience and the coexistence of entertainment and educational properties supported by local students enables international students to have a higher degree of integration; ④ Dense and safe nightlife venues can enhance the nightlife experience of international students.

Key words: international student, urban nightlife, social network, perceived social integration, Nanjing, qualitative method

摘要：

国际学生在全球人才竞争和促进文明交流与合作中扮演着重要角色，国际学生与当地社会的融入问题值得被更多关注。研究通过深度访谈及对夜生活场景的观察，从多学科视角，分析国际学生的城市夜生活经历及其自我感知的社会融入，揭示国际学生在不同夜生活场景的空间-社会行为和社会及空间层面的融入或分离。结果表明：① 国际学生在夜生活中能够获得满足感，拓展社交网络，加深对当地社会的认知，从而提升学生主观感知的社会联系、生活满意度以及对宿主文化的了解程度，对其社会融入产生重要影响；② 过度依赖同文化群体会导致与本土群体的分离，西方学生比韩国学生具有更高的融入度；③ 拥有更丰富的夜生活体验及有本土学生支持的娱乐及教育性质并存的夜生活使国际学生拥有更高的融入度；④ 密集、安全的夜生活场所能够提升国际学生的夜生活体验。

关键词: 国际学生, 城市夜生活, 社交网络, 感知维度社会融入, 南京, 定性研究