| Path | Hypothesis | Path coefficient | t-value | Result |
| Hypothesized links |
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| Identity salience → Homophily | H1 | 0.19 | 3.15** | Supported |
| Academic self-efficacy → Homophily | H2 | −0.17 | 2.40* | Supported |
| Individualism → Homophily | H3 | 0.01 | 0.13 | Not supported |
| Ethnocentrism → Homophily | H4 | −0.18 | 2.53** | Not supported |
| Control links |
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| Gender |
| −0.02 | 0.29 |
|
| Marital status |
| −0.00 | 0.04 |
|
| Postgraduate program type |
| 0.13 | 1.89 |
|
| Nationality ? Chinese |
| 0.17 | 1.87 |
|
| Nationality ? British |
| 0.04 | 0.60 |
|
| R2 for Homophily |
|
|
| 0.16 |
| Adjusted R2 for Homophily |
|
|
| 0.12 |
| Q2 |
|
|
| 0.07 |
| SRMR |
|
|
| 0.06 |