Degré De Contact Et Stress Acculturatif Dans Le Processus d'ADAPTATION Des Réfugiés Africains

Abstract

Revision rgue en f M e r 1990This study examines some aspects of the adaptive process of African refugees taking up residence in Quebec city, a rather culturally homogenous area. Considering that acculturative stress and degree of contact and participation with the host society are strong indicators of one's adjustment to a new culture, the main hypothesis is that the more contact and participation one establishes with the host society. the less acculturative stress he will report. Out of 62 subjects who voluntarily accepted to participate in the study, 57 were retained for analysis. Results reveal no significant relationship between stress and contact. Multiple regression analyses used to determine the significant predictor variables indicate that age and length of stay explain 19.5% of the total variance for stress while length of stay, sex and adaptive options explain 44% of the total variance for contact. Thcx results tend to demonstrate that, for African refugees, degree of contact is a better indicator of adaptation than stress. Cadre thkriqueLe processus de migration entraine un certain nombre d'effets plus ou moins positifs dont l'intensitk et la durte varient en fonction de facteurs personnels ou environnementaux. Selon plusieurs auteurs, le stress acculturatif serait un des effets du dCplacement et semblerait un bon indice d'adaptation dans le milieu d'accueil. Le degrC de contact et de participation au sein de cette meme culture, quoique n'ayant pas encore CtC examin6 dans ce contexte, nous semble compter Cgalement parmi les Cltments contribuant au succ6s.de la dCmarche de migration. L'immigration et ses effetsLa littbrature mtdicale des XVIII-XIX'mc siecles Cnonpit dCjh des symptames reliCs h la migration (Hertz 1981) tels la pensCe persistante Les demands de tin%-A-part doivent Ctre add& A M. Lavallk, b o l e de Psychologic, Universitt Laval, STE-FOY (Qutbec), Canada G l K 7P4. 0020-7594/90/$03.50 0 1990 -Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. (North-Holland)

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