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Age, acculturation, cultural adjustment, and mental health symptoms of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese immigrant youths
- Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
, 2003
"... This study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean immigrant junior high and high school students (N = 319) investigated the association between age, acculturation, cultural adjustment difficulties, and general mental health concerns. Hierarchical regression analyses determined that among all of the indepe ..."
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This study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean immigrant junior high and high school students (N = 319) investigated the association between age, acculturation, cultural adjustment difficulties, and general mental health concerns. Hierarchical regression analyses determined that among all of the independent variables, age, acculturation, and cultural adjustment difficulties had significant predictive effects on mental health symptoms. Implications for theory, research, and practice are addressed, particularly as they relate to developmental issues among immigrant youths. • acculturation • cultural adjustment • Asian Americans • immigrant youths • Chinese • Korean • Japanese Asian Americans are one of the fastest grow-ing racial groups in the United States, rep-resenting 29 distinct ethnic groups (Liu, Pope-Davis, Nevitt, & Toporek, 1999). Al-though the numbers of Asian immigrants continue to increase, there are relatively few studies on their experiences adjusting to a new culture. This research investigates Chi-nese, Korean, and Japanese immigrants’ age, acculturation, and cultural adjustment (adaptation to a new cultural setting) as pre-dictive of general mental health concerns. Although there is limited research on their cultural adjustment experiences and be-cause they represent a large percentage of Asian immigrants in the United States, these groups warrant additional scrutiny. The junior high and high school years have been associated with important tasks such as developing an identity and establish-
Quality of partnerships in service provision for Korean American parents of children with disabilities: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
, 2001
"... The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the perspectives of 10 Korean American parents of children with disabilities about their partnerships with professionals with whom they work to meet the needs of their children and families. In-depth interviews were used for data collection an ..."
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The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the perspectives of 10 Korean American parents of children with disabilities about their partnerships with professionals with whom they work to meet the needs of their children and families. In-depth interviews were used for data collection and the constant comparative method was used to analyze the transcripts. Findings are discussed in terms of four themes that emerged from the analysis: cultural and linguistic factors; a lack of prerequisites including connection, information, and advocacy; interpersonal factors such as strengths based perspective, professional expertise, commitment, caring, respect, and trustworthiness; and structural factors such as financial benefits, flexibility, turnover rate, and caseload. Finally, implications for practices to facilitate partnerships with Korean American parents and suggestions for future research are provided. DESCRIPTORS: family-professional partnerships, Korean American parents, qualitative study, cross-cultural
Title: Mothering a Child With Autism in the United States and in South Korea.
"... In this dissertation, I qualitatively examined the meaning of mothering a child with autism in two countries: the United States and South Korea. The overarching research question focused on how sociocultural ideas about mothering and disability, particularly autism spectrum disorders, shape women’s ..."
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In this dissertation, I qualitatively examined the meaning of mothering a child with autism in two countries: the United States and South Korea. The overarching research question focused on how sociocultural ideas about mothering and disability, particularly autism spectrum disorders, shape women’s understanding of themselves and their children with disabilities. In the first study, using symbolic interactionism and feminism, I examined (a) how middle-class, White women who have children with autism understand themselves as mothers and (b) how their ideas are shaped by social interactions with others. Through in-depth interviews with 12 women who have children with autism, I found that these mothers understand themselves to be empathic supporters, mediators, and advocates for their children with autism. Their stories are shaped by selective attention to those who support their self image and a disregard of those who undermine it. Implications for policy and practice are offered. In the second study, guided by the integration of feminist and disability theories within a social constructionist framework, I asked (a) how dominant
Observing Census
, 2012
"... This document was prepared by and for Census Bureau staff to aid in future research and planning, but the Census Bureau is making the document publicly available in order to share the information with as wide an audience as possible. Questions about the document should be directed to Kevin Deardorff ..."
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This document was prepared by and for Census Bureau staff to aid in future research and planning, but the Census Bureau is making the document publicly available in order to share the information with as wide an audience as possible. Questions about the document should be directed to Kevin Deardorff at (301) 763-6033 or
Characteristics of Korean-Americans With Schizophrenia: A Cross-Ethnic Comparison With African-Americans, Latinos, and Euro-Americans
"... The purpose of this study was (1) to identify the demo-graphic and psychosocial characteristics of Korean-Americans with schizophrenia, and (2) to compare the demographic and psychosocial characteristics of Korean-Americans with schizophrenia to African-American, Latino, and Euro-American individual ..."
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The purpose of this study was (1) to identify the demo-graphic and psychosocial characteristics of Korean-Americans with schizophrenia, and (2) to compare the demographic and psychosocial characteristics of Korean-Americans with schizophrenia to African-American, Latino, and Euro-American individuals with schizophrenia. Based on current models of psy-chosocial functioning in schizophrenia, four dimen-sions—clinical status, functional status, subjective experience, and community risk—were examined and compared across the ethnic groups. Data on 223 indi-viduals diagnosed with schizophrenia who were Korean-American ( « = 40), Euro-American ( « = 95), African-American (n = 60), and Latino (n = 28) were gathered in face-to-face interviews. All of the subjects were engaged in outpatient treatment. After control-ling for sociodemographic variables, the main findings were as follows: (1) while the Korean-Americans were the least acculturated, their symptom levels and clini-cal status were highly comparable with those of the other ethnic groups; (2) based on living situation, fam-ily contact, social functioning, activities of daily living, and vocational data, the Korean-Americans showed a stronger familial orientation, lower social initiation, and higher affiliative qualities than other groups; (3) the Korean-American sample had comparable levels of self-esteem but reported lower satisfaction with life than the other ethnic groups. Minority status did not confound these findings. It is concluded that the psy-chosocial profile of the Korean-Americans was strongly influenced by their traditional and collectivis-tic cultural orientation. At the same time, the lower levels of life satisfaction could indicate that they expe-rience difficulties in adjusting to Western society. Considering the Korean-Americans ' strong tendency to maintain a collectivistic cultural orientation, mental health services need to be congruent with their cul-tural expectations. Interventions should also identify risk factors associated with lower life satisfaction. Several research implications are discussed.
