Wenjie Sun, Hishamuddin Ahmad
HRMARS - The past five years witnessed a significant increase in the number of international students enrolling in Malaysian universities. For international students, adapting to the host country's educational environment is an important theme during their study, and the effectiveness of their academic adaptation is the key to complete their studies. The researcher found psychological adaptation is commonly concluded as one of the crucial influencing factors of academic adaptation in the studies of international students. This study systematically reviews the studies of influences of psychological adaptation on academic adaptation of international students studying in Malaysia from 2015 to 2025. By identifying literature gaps in publishing time, sample characteristics, topics, research methods and theories, this review aims to inspire more research to enrich future research achievements in this area.