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Disaggregating the effects of acculturation and acculturative stress on the mental health of Asian Americans
Wei-Chin Hwang 1, Julia Y Ting... moreDisaggregating the effects of acculturation and acculturative stress on the mental health of Asian Americans
Wei-Chin Hwang 1, Julia Y Ting
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PMID: 18426287
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.2.147
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This study examines the impact of level of acculturation and acculturative stress on the mental health of Asian American college students. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to clarify the relation between level of acculturation, acculturative stress, and mental health outcomes (psychological distress and clinical depression). Being less identified with mainstream United States culture was associated with higher psychological distress and clinical depression, but lost significance when acculturative stress was introduced into the model. Retention or relinquishing of identification with one's heritage culture was not associated with mental health outcomes. Although understanding level of acculturation... less
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Two people just walked past me at a distance of about fifteen yards, I never got a complete look at the one furthest from me because she was blocked from my view by the one closest to me. That’s what prompted this question.
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