Among 199 South Asian international students in the United States, higher levels of depressive symptoms were predicted by higher perceived prejudice and lower self-reported competence in work, personal/social efficacy, and intracultural behaviors. Relationships among the predictors and depressive symptoms differed by gender. Implications for theory, research, and mental health interventions are discussed.Entre 199 estudiantes internacionales Surasiaticos en 10s Estados Unidos, altos niveles de sintomas depressivos fueron pronosticado por el prejuicio mas percibido y el bajo alto informo de capacidad en el trabajo, en la eficacia personal/social y la funcion intracultural. Las relaciones entre 10s pronosticadores y 10s sintomas depressivos diferidos por el genero. Las implicaciones para teoria, investigaciones, y las intervenciones mentales de la salud se discuten.lthough each Asian group has had its own unique experience in the United States, research efforts have focused largely on how Asian A Americans differ from mainstream U.S. culture; little attention has been paid to the intracultural experience of these groups (Dana, 1993). Moreover, despite continuing expansion of psychological investigations with Asian Americans, research has been particularly lacking on the cultural adjustment of South Asians-those coming from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, or Maldives (Sheth, 1995). To understand the psychosocial transition that South Asian individuals make to life in the United States, it is important to identify the roles played by key variables such as acculturation and competence in specific areas. This knowledge can help to develop more ap-
In the present study the authors examined the relative contributions of typical acculturation indicators, general coping, and intercultural competence in predicting depression among 96 Hispanic adults. The results indicated that intercultural competence served to moderate the relationship between acculturation and depression. The combination of high acculturation and high intercultural competence was associated with fewer symptoms. General coping accounted for significant amounts of variance in predicting depression, over and above traditional acculturation variables alone, suggesting that an active problem-solving style was associated with a healthier outcome. The findings are discussed within the context of integrating competence-based variables into psychological conceptualizations of cultural adaptation and the importance of group-specific abilities as potential buffers against negative mental health consequences.
Among 96 Hispanic adults, mostly recent immigrants responding in Spanish, intercultural competence contributed to variance in acculturative distress beyond that already accounted for by general coping, acculturation, and sociodemographic variables. Intercultural competence best predicted acculturative distress. Findings suggest that Hispanics with a low sense of intercultural and intracultural proficiency may experience increased stress.Entre 96 adultos hispanos, inmigrantes en su mayor parte recientes que responden en el espafiol, la capacidad intercultural contribuida a la variacion de asimilacion penosa mas alla que ha sido justificada por el enfrentamiento general, asimilacion, y 10s variables sociodemograficos. La capacidad intercultural que mejor predijo la penosa asimilacion. Los hallazgos sugieren que 10s hispanos con un sentido bajo de nivel de competencia intercultural y intracultural pueden sufrir de un nivel alto de estres.
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