Age, acculturation, cultural adjustment, and mental health symptoms of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese immigrant youths.

Yeh, Christine J.

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“…La edad es otra de las variables asociadas con la adap tación sociocultural, existiendo una relación inversa entre am bas. Si la persona que se acultura tie ne menor edad, la misma se pro duce de modo más exitoso (Cheung, Chudek & Heine, 2011;Yeh, 2003).…”

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Predictores de la adaptación sociocultural de estudiantes universitarios extranjeros en Argentina

Solano¹,

Perugini²

2013

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El interés para realizar esta investigación surgió a partir de que Argentina recibe un número creciente de estudiantes de otros países latinoamericanos, atraídos por el idioma, el prestigio aca démico y las condiciones económicas. Como resultado del contacto intercultural, los estudiantes atraviesan el proceso psicológico denominado aculturación, que implica cambios afectivos, comportamentales y cognitivos. En virtud de lo antedicho, este estudio se propuso identificar predictores de adaptación sociocultural en función de variables sociodemográficas, culturales y psicológicas de estudiantes que decidieron realizar sus estudios universitarios en Argentina. Participaron 216 estudiantes migrantes que se encontraban cursando diferentes carreras universitarias, el 57% eran mujeres (n = 124) y el 43% varones (n = 92), con un promedio de edad de 24.18 años (DE = 4.55). El 86% (n = 186) había nacido en Latinoamérica. El restante 14% provenía de países de Europa y Asia. El tiempo promedio de residencia en Argentina era de 3.31 años. Se emplearon diferentes instrumentos diseñados ad hoc y/o adaptados para medir las variables involucradas en el estudio. A partir de los resultados obtenidos, no se pudo corroborar la influencia por parte de variables sociodemográficas (edad y tiempo de residencia). En cambio, entre las variables culturales se constató que percibir bajos niveles de discriminación y ansiedad intergrupal predice buenos niveles de adaptación sociocultural. En cuanto a las variables psicoló-gicas, se corroboró que el apoyo social y la satisfacción percibida contribuyen a la adaptación sociocultural. En términos globales, las variables culturales y psicológicas predicen con mayor éxito la adaptación sociocultural en relación a las sociodemográficas.Palabras clave: Predictores; Adaptación sociocultural; Estudiantes extranjeros; Discriminación; Ansiedad intergrupal; Apoyo social. ABSTRACTThe interest of this research arises from that Argentina received a growing number of students

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Predictores de la adaptación sociocultural de estudiantes universitarios extranjeros en Argentina

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2013

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“…*School is considered a unique place that can provide required support for addressing multiple aspects of students' diversity, including race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, at-risk students and underachievers (Yeh, 2003). In the Malaysian context, school is regarded as a platform for unity among different racial backgrounds (Sapora, 2007).…”

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The application of systems theory framework in understanding school communities’ cultural values towards guidance and counselling services

Daud

2016

Int. j. adv. appl. sci

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This paper discusses the application of Systems Theory Framework (STF) in understanding school guidance and counselling services. It highlights the experiences of the researcher who conducted her qualitative study on cultural values towards guidance and counselling in one school in Malaysia. The sample of the study consisted of 41 students, 2 teachers, 8 school counsellors and 5 administrators. Semi structured individual interviews and focus groups were conducted to elicit their experiences. The findings indicated that systemic issues were associated with negative values towards the service. The study provides the implication of STF in regard to understand the school guidance and counselling services as a system. The characteristics demonstrated by STF enabled the researcher to comprehend the holistic picture of guidance and counselling services and the school communities' acceptance towards the service.

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“…The Korean community has a recent trend of immigration history in the United States (Choi, 2008;Yeh, 2003).…”

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“…aggression, rule-breaking) behavior problems. Yeh (2003) examined mental health symptoms in 141 Chinese, 122 Korean, and 54 Japanese American adolescents. Korean American adolescents reported a mean of 1.28 (SD = 0.65) out of 5 points on the Symptom CheckList-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), which was higher than Chinese (M = 0.90) and Japanese (M = 0.99) adolescents, but still low.…”

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Mental Health Problems among Korean American Adolescents

Kim¹,

Chen²,

Kools³

et al. 2016

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Korean American adolescents are a population that may be particularly vulnerable to mental health problems because of the potential cultural conflicts they face during an important developmental period. Yet little is known about the prevalence of their mental health problems. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of various mental health problems in a sample of Korean American adolescents, and to identify whether gender or age of the youth are associated with the types or severity of their mental health problems. This cross-sectional study included 138 Korean American adolescents from community settings in California. A demographic questionnaire and the Youth Self Report (YSR) were completed by adolescents. Descriptive analyses and t-tests were used to examine the aims. Percent of the sample falling into "normal", "borderline", and "clinical" ranges for different mental health problems was also determined based on normative scores provided in the YSR manual. Results indicate that 18% of the Korean American adolescents experienced clinically significant mental health problems. Most problems were of the internalizing type such as anxiety and depression where almost 23% of the youth reached the cutoff for clinical significance. The youth also experienced high levels of social problems, thought problems, and attention problems. However, scores for somatic complaints, rulebreaking behavior, and aggressive behavior as well as the composite score for externalizing problems were in the "normal" range. Girls reported higher levels of anxiety/depression and somatic complaints than boys, contributing to their higher internalizing score as well. Boys and older adolescents reported higher levels of rulebreaking behavior. A substantial percent of Korean American adolescents in this sample reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, especially girls. Findings suggest the need to screen for these problems in pediatric care and for development of prevention and referral programs in Korean American communities.

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Age, acculturation, cultural adjustment, and mental health symptoms of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese immigrant youths.

Cited by 261 publications

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Predictores de la adaptación sociocultural de estudiantes universitarios extranjeros en Argentina

Predictores de la adaptación sociocultural de estudiantes universitarios extranjeros en Argentina

The application of systems theory framework in understanding school communities’ cultural values towards guidance and counselling services

Mental Health Problems among Korean American Adolescents

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