Currently, very little research and few publications regarding Arabs as immigrants, their children, as second generation born Americans, and their collective experiences exists (Faragallah, Schumm & Webb, 1997). Arab scholars agree that the number of stereotypes which the Arabs …
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When two culturally different groups come in contact, changes occur which may entail a degree of discomfort for those involved. Such acculturative stress may be compounded by dyadic adjustment in couples living through an intercultural contact experience. Acculturating individua…
The present research examined the acculturation process with respect to beliefs, attributions, and emotional reactions to academic success and failure of Iranian and Iranian-Canadian mothers and children. In the first study 41 Iranian and 29 Iranian-Canadian mothers, and in the …
The acculturation of Arab-American women who work outside the home in gainful employment vs. those who do not was examined. Ninety-four participants in 6 states (TX, CA, MI, OH, KY, & PA) completed a modified version of the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican-Americans (Cuell…
This study was designed to examine the effect of social support on refugee adaptation as well as to obtain descriptive information about adaptation (economic self-sufficiency and mental health) and social support of Iraqi refugees, one of the refugee groups whose numbers have in…
This study examined the relationship between acculturation, acculturative stress and self-worth, as well as level of education and age of entry. There were a total of 124 subjects. The participants were first-generation Armenian Immigrant adults between the ages of 21 and 45 yea…
The present studies tested the generalizability of a Multidimensional Individual Difference Acculturation (MIDA) model that was developed and validated in Canada by Safdar, Lay, and Struthers (in press) with a sample of Iranian immigrants. Three studies were designed (1) to exam…
Individual factors that contribute to stress for international students has been researched continuously over many years (Spradley and Phillips, 1972: Marville, 1981: Day and Hajj, 1986; Locke and Velasco, 1987; Pedersen, 1991; Chang Leong and Geist, 1993, Hayes and Lin, 1994, S…
Mental health is a term which encompasses “a positive sense of well-being, or the capacity to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face” (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2018, p. 1). Both risk and protective factors have previously been found to be associated with Arab…
The overall goal of this study was to explore and describe the lived experiences of foreign educated nurses (FENs) working in the United States of America (US). Since World War II, the US has recruited FENs to fill recurring workplace vacancies of registered nurses (RNs). Despit…
Although nearly three million Arab Americans reside in the United States, little is known about their culture or acculturation processes. This is particularly the case with respect to Arab women, who may find it difficult to adjust to American egalitarian values. Values, such as…
A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with adult Arab Americans (N = 297) using self-report to explore the relationships between their acculturation, perceived discrimination, health, and health behaviors. The study was guided by an integrated framewo…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between socio-demographic and socio-cultural variables and psycho-educational variables in the lives of Somali youth. The socio-demographic variables were age, gender, place of birth, length of residence. The socio-cultur…
Recent refugees arriving in the United States have escaped political and social oppression in countries such as Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Iraqi Kurdistan, Laos, Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, and Liberia. Drastic changes occur in the lives of individuals who flee their homes to a new count…
Foreign birth is largely protective against infant preterm birth as noted by the "Latina paradox". As women acculturate to American lifestyles, this protective effect dissipates. This study investigated the effect of acculturation on Somali refugee women's birth outcomes. Result…