This study examined the relationship between acculturation, depression, and anxiety in Jewish Iranian immigrants. A nonrandom sample of 72 Jewish Iranian men and women, ages 21 to 79, and residing in Southern California were recruited for the purpose of this study. Participants …
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Muslim high school students often face bi-cultural issues, which can be a source of additional stress while making the transition from childhood to adulthood. I explored the extent of acculturation issues experienced by Muslim students by using the Muslim Youth Acculturation Rat…
Immigrant youth are a growing and potentially vulnerable sector of society who may face multiple challenges. Research shows that exposure to both family conflict and discrimination predicts poor psychological outcomes for this population. However, the unique contributions of the…
This phenomenological study examined Nigerian Yoruba immigrant parents' perception regarding how acculturation has affected their child rearing practices and beliefs. The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of Yoruba immigrants in reference to their child …
The country of Sudan has experienced violent conflict for much of the past 50 years, killing and displacing millions of Sudanese and generating widespread diaspora. In recent years, international humanitarian resettlement programs have increased the numbers of Africans entering …
In this study, I explored the problem of disproportionate representation of Filipino American female educational leaders. The purpose of this study was to explore how cultural backgrounds and identity development shaped Filipino women’s perceptions of acculturation. I collected …
The Bible presents a clear call for God’s people to welcome and care for foreigners seeking refuge, but many evangelical churches in America have not adequately responded to this call. Churches do not often see the obstacles that inhibit domestic church members’ (DCMs’) motivati…
Although much research exists on both historical considerations of Korean music and intercultural relations, little attention has been paid to the processes and possibilities of intercultural collaboration of jazz and traditional musicians. As a practice-based inquiry, the resea…
Arab international transient students come to the U.S. in great numbers. Some of them come with some literacy experience while others come at a very young age and, thus, have no formal literacy experience in their native countries. Similarly, the majority of these students join …
This study measures the impact of intergenerational acculturation gaps on overall family functioning with second-generation Iranian Americans. It was hypothesized that significantly larger differences in acculturation level between the participants and their first-generation par…
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of selected demographic factors on acculturation among Middle Eastern women living in an urban metropolitan area in the southeastern region of the United States. Specifically, this study was concerned with the influence of t…
The mixed method study largely followed on the work of Mona Amer (2005). It is a cross-sectional view of 100 non-U.S. born Arab Muslims living in the U.S. Using a non-random convenience sample of individuals from multiple U.S. cities, the study examined the hypotheses that H1: l…
This dissertation is a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of Ethiopian immigrants to the United States who have educational experience in both cultures. By interviewing five respondents and asking them to reflect on the role that their education played in their accultur…
This dissertation was aimed to gather information on the acculturation process and the acculturation experiences of individuals from the Southern Sudanese refugee community in San Diego, California. This study was divided into two distinct phases to obtain in-depth narratives th…
The dissertation is divided into three manuscripts. The first manuscript reviews the literature on HTN status in Arab countries and identifies promising areas for future research and interventions. This review of literature revealed that HTN is prevalent among Arabs and supporte…
In this research paper, the relationship between acculturation and body-image satisfaction in Iranian-Canadian female participants was investigated. Scales measuring acculturation and body-image satisfaction were distributed among 17 Iranian-Canadian women in Vancouver Lower Mai…
PROBLEM: The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between Parenting Stress and a selected set of predictor variables among parents of children and youth, from birth to 17 years, attending Indonesian churches in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The selected predicto…
Academics have extensively studied the life trajectories of second-generation immigrants. Various research studies have explored their identity-negotiation processes by looking at their degree of assimilation and acculturation into their host countries and their transnational co…