Korean immigrant older adults residing in Non-Korean ethnic enclaves

Acculturation strategies and psychosocial adaptation

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2168995
AutoresStephanie L Rhee (0000-0002-3055-4229, Social Work Professional Programs, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA)
Ano2019
Volume29
Fascículo7
Páginas861-873
Data de publicação2019-10-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2019.1627970
OpenAlexW2963310348
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas33

Based on Berry’s bi-dimensional model of acculturation, this study examined acculturation strategies among first-generation Korean immigrant older adults residing in areas without a well-established Korean ethnic enclave and how their acculturation strategies are associated with psychosocial adaptation and acculturative stressors. Cluster analysis (N = 108) identified three acculturation strategies such as separated, moderately bicultural, and fully bicultural, indicating that the sample did not exhibit all four acculturation strategies of Berry’s model. The moderately bicultural group of the sample was the most dominant in size, which indicated strong adherence to Korean culture. The fully bicultural group reported less acculturative stress and depressive symptoms than the separated group, which indicated that biculturalism is strongly associated with a better psychosocial adaptation. A factor analysis showed that the separated group perceived stressors such as limited English proficiency and social isolation as more stressful than the other groups. The findings suggest that even though a strong adherence to ethnic culture might be a first-generation Korean immigrant older adults’ dominant acculturation strategy, it may make them more vulnerable to lingual and cultural barriers in a mono-cultural community without Korean ethnic enclaves. Implications for social work practice are explored

Acculturation · Biculturalism · Ethnic group · Immigration · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Sociology · Stressor · Anthropology · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology