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The Relation between Acculturation and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents of Asian Origin

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Title The Relation between Acculturation and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents of Asian Origin
 
Creator Li, Yong
Guo, Yuqi
 
Description The current study aimed to test the direct and indirect effects of acculturation on the psychological well-being among the adolescent children of Asian origin. Subgroup analysis was conducted to compare these effects between Asian refugee and non-refugee children. Data were from the follow-up survey of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS). The analytic sample included adolescents from Asian refugee families (N = 563) and non-refugee families (N = 779). Adolescent acculturation was assessed by three proxy measures: nativity, time in the United States, and U.S. preference. Family dynamics were measured by adolescents’ perceptions about parent-child conflict and family cohesion. Multi-group structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. Findings suggested that the direct effects of acculturation on psychological well-being were dependent upon the proxy measure of acculturation and the immigration type. Mediation analyses showed that higher level of acculturation was generally related to higher parent-child conflict and lower family cohesion, which, in turn, were associated with lower psychological well-being in the refugee subsample, but not the non-refugee subsample. Our findings call for programs that can take advantage of the protective role of family cohesion and reduce the negative impact of parent-child conflict. Special attention needs to be paid to the refugee population from Asia.
 
Publisher Redfame Publishing
 
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Date 2018-02-23
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Identifier http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/2938
10.11114/ijsss.v6i4.2938
 
Source International Journal of Social Science Studies; Vol 6, No 4 (2018): [In Progress]; 1-12
2324-8041
2324-8033
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/2938/3213
 
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