Social anxiety among East Asians in North America
East Asian socialization or the challenge of acculturation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12475485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorena Hsu (corresponding author), Sheila R Woody (0000-0001-5006-4828), Hoon-Jin Lee (0000-0002-7758-4011, Seoul National University), Yunshi Peng (0000-0003-4859-6213, Hunan Normal University), Xiaolu Zhou (0000-0002-3086-6847, Hunan Normal University), Andrew G Ryder (0000-0003-3041-7168, Concordia University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-191 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0027690 |
| PMID | 22506821 |
| OpenAlex | W1972886420 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
North American research has consistently reported higher social anxiety among people of Asian heritage compared to people of Western heritage. The present study used a cross-national sample of 692 university students to explore explanatory hypotheses using planned contrasts of group differences in social anxiety and related variables. The East Asian socialization hypothesis proposed social anxiety would show a linear relation corresponding to the degree of exposure to East Asian cultural norms. This hypothesis was not supported. The cultural discrepancy hypothesis examined whether bicultural East Asian participants (residing in Canada) would endorse higher social anxiety in comparison to unicultural participants (Western-heritage Canadians and native Koreans and Chinese). Compared to unicultural participants, bicultural East Asian participants reported higher social anxiety and depression, a relation that was partially mediated by bicultural participants' reports of lower self-efficacy about initiating social relationships and lower perceived social status. Overall, the results suggest higher reports of social anxiety among bicultural East Asians may be conceptualized within the context of cultural discrepancy with the mainstream culture
Acculturation · Anxiety · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Geography · Mainstream · Political science · Psychiatry · Social anxiety · Socialization · Sociology · Anthropology · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |