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The purpose of this study was to examine the buffering effects of ego-resilience and optimism on the relation between acculturative stress and depression among international students in Korea. Participants of this study were 207 international college students coming from China. The current study found that acculturative stress, ego-resilience and optimism had significant effects on depression, and that the interaction of acculturative stress and optimism had an effect on depression. The findings of this study showed that buffering factors such as optimism can decrease the level of depression even though acculturative stress increases the degree of depression. This study provides the available knowledge for helping international students to adjust better to foreign cultures and new environments.