TAF PUBLISHING

This research aims to examine the factors that influence cultural intelligence and its impact on social networks development and adaptive performance among Indonesian students. The formulation of research problems are as follows: 1) Is vacation abroad influence the cultural intelligence of Indonesian students?; 2) Is education abroad influence the cultural intelligence of Indonesian students?; 3) Is social network development and adaptive performance influenced by the cultural intelligence of Indonesian students?. This study was explanatory research that explained the correlation between variables by using a quantitative approach. By using the purposive sampling technique, this study involves 133 students from Indonesia who had experiences abroad. The analysis technique used in this study was Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results showed that international exposure does not affect cultural intelligence. On the other hand, this research proves that cultural intelligence influences social network development and adaptive performance.