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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"acculturation level"”.
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Acculturation Level, Generational Status and Gender: Their Role in Acculturative Stress in Young Adolescent Mexican Americans
… study was to determine relationships between acculturation level, generational status, and gender with acculturative stress. Acculturation level was determined by the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II (ARSMA-II) and acculturative stress was determined by the Societal, …
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The impact of acculturation level and marital status on infant health and maternal education among California resident Hispanics
… (AFL) Program were examined to determine whether acculturation level and marital status have an effect on maternal educational outcomes and infant health outcomes. Following Becerra and de Anda (1984) language preference is used as an approximation of acculturation level. With respect to marital …
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Acculturation, peer influence, and academic achievement among Hispanic descent early adolescents
… was to examine the relations between acculturation, peer influence, and academic achievement among Hispanic early adolescents. The study utilized an existing data set. The data were based on a survey which was constructed by the principal investigators (Carlson, Lain, Schott, & Uppal, …
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An evaluation of culture-specific risk factors and emotion regulation strategies on psychological distress and maladaptive behaviors among Asian Americans
… minorities. Existing studies indicate that acculturation level predicts psychological adjustment, but findings remain inconclusive. This study, consisting of university students of Asian descent, evaluated the relationship between acculturation level and internalizing/externalizing problems …
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The Influence of Acculturative Discrepancies on Negative Affect, Drinking to Cope, and Drinking Behavior in Latinas
Studies have regularly found that acculturation disproportionality places Latinx women, as compared to Latinx men, at an increased risk for maladaptive drinking behaviors, such as increased drinking frequency, binge drinking, and more frequent episodes of intoxication. While several etiological …
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Exploring a Prefigurative Culture in the Immigrant Family: A look at the sociolinguistic impact of children on the immigrant parent
… how the children's English language learning and acculturation have impacted their own English learning and acculturation. This study was intended to fill that lack of research by exploring the sociolinguistic impact that children are having on their immigrant parents. This research had three main …
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The effects of socioeconomic status, social support, and acculturation on the mental and physical health among Korean American older adults in Chicago metropolitan area
… Socioeconomic status (SES), social support, and acculturation may influence physical and mental health status of Korean American older adults. It was premised that SES, social support and acculturation are directly and/or indirectly related to the mental and physical health status of Korean …
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Psychometrically Valid Relationships between Acculturation and Neuropsychological Factors
… aim of this study was to ascertain significant acculturation predictors influencing neuropsychological performance in ethnic minorities, particularly verbally mediated tasks which were known to be more susceptible to discrepancies in acculturation level were examined (Razani et al., 2007). …
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The effects of Chinese immigrants' acculturation and changes in family environment on childrens' product influence in family purchase decisions
… relationship among three major concepts, i.e., acculturation, family climate, and children's product influence. The acculturation construct was measured according to fathers', mothers' and children's responses. Family climate was measured by ten FES subscales. Four product areas were used to …
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Perceived Career Barriers: The Role of Ethnic Identity, Acculturation, and Self-Efficacy Mediators among Latina/o College Students
… investigated the relation of ethnic identity and acculturation to self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations by testing the validity of SCCT tenets with a sample of 357 Latina/o college students. An EC-SCCT framework was used to explore the relationships among ethnic identity, acculturation …
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The Effects of Acculturation, Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Perceived Respect on Older Adult Depression: Analysis of Korean American Older Adults in Chicago
<p>This study explored the extent to which acculturation level, health condition and SES influence depressive symptoms mediated or moderated by perceived respect and current geographical background of 121 Korean-American older adults in the Chicago metropolitan and its suburban area.</p><p>A …
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The Relationship Between Orientation to the U.S. Culture and Affect Among Chinese International Students
… actual affect, and to test its association with acculturation and depressed mood within a sample of Chinese international students. Specifically, Study 1 recruited 152 Chinese international college students and 108 U.S. college students to test differences in their ideal and actual affect, and …
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An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Acculturation on Fashion Consumption Among Hispanic Immigrants in the U.S.
… influence, 2016). Immigrants are affected by acculturation and often have difficulty maintaining their culture of origin. Prior studies have revealed acculturation influences on consumer behaviors, but despite the increased population and purchasing power of Hispanic immigrants in the U.S., …
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Coping Efforts and Efficacy, Acculturation, and Post-Traumatic Symptomatology in Adolescents following Wildfire: A Latent Variable Path Analysis
… PTSD, depression, and anxiety scores. Moreover, acculturation level and SES were included along with gender and ethnicity in testing for the moderating role of sociodemographics, as little research has delved into the important proximal factors affecting reported racial differences, as ethnicity …
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Exploring Hispanic mothers’ perceptions of child weight in a family-based obesity prevention program
… such as child age and parents’ weight status and acculturation level. However, these associations are not consistent among Hispanic populations. Additionally, there is limited knowledge about the impact of parent perceptions of child weight and health behaviors such as child diet. Therefore, the …