Lueck and Wilson Study (socio)

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To investigate the variables that may predict acculturative stress in a nationality representative sample of Asian immigransts and Asian americans.

Question 2

Procedure

Answer 2

• sample consisted of 2000 asian americans (1200 was first-gen immigrants, rest were first-gen immigran parents)
• consisted of different asian cultures, including Chinese, Filipino and Vietnamese
• semi-structured interviews conducted either over phone or face-to-face) which measured participants’ level of acculutaritive stress
• measured impact of language proficiency, language preference, discrimination, social networks, family cohesion and socioeconnomic status

Question 3

Findings

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• factors associated with lower acculturative stress: bilingual language preference, sharing similar values and beliefs as a family, satisfication with economic opportunities
• factors that associated with higher aculturative stress: preference for speaking english only, negative treatement (incluidng prejudice, xenophonia, harrasment and threats)
  - aculturative stress can be reuced and or increased as a result of environmental and social factors

Question 4

Strengths

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• large sample size (2000 participants) increases the external validity of the study

Question 5

Limitations

Limitations

Answer 5

• Reliance on self-reported data increases participant bias

Question 6

Ethical Considerations

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• Informed consent (interviewers had cultural and linguistic backgrounds similar to those of sample population)

Question 7

Research Method

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• Semi-structured interview