Acculturation is the process by which an individual’s cultural patterns, such as practices, values and identities, change as a result of long term contact with another culture (Ward & Geeraert, 2016). Subjective well-being refers to contentment with one’s life. (Diener, 2006…
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As the number of international college students has increased dramatically since the 2000s (U.S. Mission Nigeria, 2018), depressive symptoms among this group have become a crucial issue in the United States. Notably, it is widely accepted that international college students are …
The purpose of this research is to explore the Impact of Marital Stress among Nigerian immigrant Couples in the U.S. The focus is on two dimensions: mainly, the study is intended to examine the effect of acculturative stress and the lack of the use of professional marital counse…
There is a lack of research on the relationship between dehumanization of minority religious groups and affiliation with terrorism, which suggests a need to consider the consequences of dehumanization perceptions beyond promoting aggression. This qualitative case study addresses…
The cultural Somali population has been growing within the American education system (Hassan & Smith, 2017), yet this population has largely been absent in secondary music programs. The purpose of this case study was to explore the perceptions of Somali-American community leader…
The 1979 Iranian Revolution was a catalyst for a mass Iranian expatriation due to the ensuing political, social, religious, and economic repercussions. As a throng of Iranians left their native homeland in search of a better life, the majority of them departed to and settled in …
This research investigates approaches to successfully facilitate acculturation of Russian immigrants into the American mainstream both during the Cold War and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Primary research methods included interviews with Russian immigrants using anon-…
Human origins have been debated by evolutionists and creationists. Christian young adults are educated first on creationism and learn of evolution later. This delayed education of evolution leads to potential belief change and stress. This belief change process may be similar to…
Despite the growing population of Filipino Americans in the United States, there is still a lack of body of research available that helps with the understanding of their functioning and experiences. Filipino Americans have a very distinct background and colonial history that set…
The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of client-counselor working alliance by understanding the effects of acculturation, perceived multicultural competence in counselors, and cultural value conflicts among South Asian women. The study was based on a nonrandom samp…
This qualitative study examined Ghanaian immigrants' specific social interaction and economic challenges in adjusting to life in the United States. Agnew's General Strain Theory was instrumental to the theoretical framework of this study, which provided a strong basis for unders…
The purpose of this study was to examine how child-rearing styles from two different cultures contribute to the nature of my professional caregiving practice. This hybrid qualitative interview self-study served to increase my appreciation and comprehension of the sociocultural i…
Previous research studies regarding acculturation of Iranian immigrants include adaptations and revisions of scales and inventories designed for other ethnic populations. This study was designed to investigate the acculturation of first-generation Iranian-Americans residing in L…
This study aims to investigate the psychological foundations of acculturation by viewing it through a developmental perspective. Specifically, attachment theory is utilized to suggest that one's capacity to effectively regulate affect and to securely explore the environment, esp…
The Nigerian-American Systemic Scales (NASAS), an acculturation scale, was standardized on first-generation Nigerian immigrants in America. The NASAS was specifically constructed to assess accultuartion patterns among Nigerians in the Diaspora. Two additional measures were reval…
The purpose of this inquiry was to describe and understand the lived experiences of the acculturative process of the Indonesian graduate students at an American public university. The primary focus here was on better understanding how some events or changes become sources of dif…
Limited acculturation of older ethnic immigrants in Canada may adversely impact their psychological well-being. When older adults are equipped with effective means of communication and are familiarized with the services and resources of their host country, they can expand their …
This present study examined how personality factors, levels of acculturation, and Iranian Americans' unique heritage all work together to affect them and their coping experience within the United States. Self-report ratings of the Five Factors of personality, Brief COPE coping s…
The US is a diverse country comprised of many immigrant groups. There have been a number of studies that have focused on different immigrant groups in America (Ahmed, 2010; Barry & Grilo, 2003; Bhattacharya & Schoppelrey, 2004; Buddington, 2002; Farley et a12005; Heras & Meleis,…