This acculturation study examined the role of media among a sample of Arab women immigrants living in Metropolitan Detroit, home to the highest concentration of Arabic-speaking communities in the United States. This inquiry used a communication perspective with in-depth intervie…
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A growing body of literature has demonstrated that the challenges that migrants face as they try to acculturate to their new context can result in stress, which, in turn, can contribute to psychosocial difficulties of adjustment. Although refugees constitute a significant propor…
Tobacco use is prevalent in the Middle East, and relatively, high rates of smoking behaviors are reported in the immigrant populations from this region. This study examined tobacco use in association with health beliefs and acculturation status among a convenience sample (N=132)…
This survey-based study investigated acculturation patterns among Israelis (n=49) residing in the U.S. Utilizing a multidimensional acculturation model (Berry, 1997; Ward, 1998), this study assessed Israelis' level of host-national and conational identifications, and the relatio…
Despite the extensive research on smoking, it is still considered one of the highest causes of deaths in the U.S. Although Arab Americans came from countries where smoking ratios are among the highest in the world, very limited information is available about their smoking patter…
As the number of people immigrating to the United States of America increases, so too does the richness of U.S. American culture. However, research is lacking focusing on the impact race and race-related problems have on African and African-descent immigrants and their personal …
This qualitative study explored and examined patterns of language choice and codeswitching (hereafter CS) behavior and their relation to the acculturation process of six Iranian female adults, ages 26-54, living in the US. All had left Iran as a result of the 1979 Islamic Revolu…
The purpose of this study was to examine psychological and socio-cultural adaptation of Turkish individuals living in the U.S. In the first part of the study, Searle and Ward's (1994) psychological and socio-cultural adaptation model and Berry's (1997) acculturation model were t…
The study examined the role of cultural orientation and coping style as predictors of psychological symptomatology among Iranian female immigrants. The sample included 133 Iranian women ranging in age from 17 to 69, residing in the greater Los Angeles area. Subjects completed qu…
The main focus of this study was to explore the relationship between acculturation and somatization as they relate to gender and age among Iranians. Acculturation was measured by the Cultural Life Style Inventory (CLSI) (Mendoza, 1989) and somatization was measured by the Brief …
The purpose of this study was to examine the acculturation experiences of young women who emigrated from Iran to Canada. The emphasis was on understanding the unique and complex processes of negotiating a changed sense of identity following immigration from Iran to Canada. In-de…
The main focus of this study was to investigate the level of acculturation among Iranians living in the United States. The second focus of this study is to provide a brief review of the Iranian culture and country. To study the acculturation level, an instrument called Iranian C…
One of the more recent groups immigrating to the United States has been the Iranian population. It is estimated that a third of this group live in Southern California, and most seem to settle in the Los Angeles area. Little research has been done on levels of acculturation and c…
Despite the abundance of research in the field of Asian American psychology, Taiwanese Americans are an ethnic sub-group rarely examined. Additionally, psychological research among Asian Americans has largely ignored the role of religion in their lives. The purpose of this study…
This study examined the effects of acculturation, conceptions of mental illness, and selected demographic variables on the help-seeking attitudes among a group of Turkish international students (N = 18) attending college in the Midwest. Students were asked to complete a self-adm…
The purpose of the current qualitative study is to capture the essence of the subjective experience of first generation Iranian immigrants in the United States. There appears to exist a limited amount of research about the acculturation of Iranian immigrants, most of which are q…
This inquiry examines cultural change and adaptation among Iranian immigrants in the United States. Seventeen Iranian immigrants now living in the United States who felt forced to leave Iran due to the 1979 Revolution were interviewed about their experiences of displacement and …
The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of female Iranian immigrants toward seeking psychological help as a function of acculturation. The study hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship between level of acculturation and attitude toward seeking …
The purpose of this study was to look at the relationship between type of acculturation and acculturative stress, and levels of depression and anxiety in Iranian immigrants. Specifically, it was hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship between type of accultur…