Acculturation, self-construal, mental and physical health: An explorative study of East Asian students in Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Shim, Gayoung; Freund, Henning; Stopsack, Malte; Kämmerer, Annette; Barnow, Sven
Titel	Acculturation, self-construal, mental and physical health: An explorative study of East Asian students in Germany.
Quelle	In: International journal of psychology, 49 (2014) 4, S. 295-303Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7594; 1464-066X
DOI	10.1002/ijop.12008
Schlagwörter	Abhängigkeit (Psy); Akkulturation; Depression; Psychische Gesundheit; Selbstkonzept; Soziale Integration; Marginalisierung; Gesundheit; Unabhängigkeit; Asiat
Abstract	Explored acculturation and its associated aspects of two East Asian student groups with different levels of exposure to German culture (100 international students from East Asian countries (IS) and 61 second-generation students of East Asian descent (SGS)). First, the relationships between acculturation, self-construal, depressive, and somatic symptoms, and differences between the student groups in these variables were investigated. Second, the four acculturation types (integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization) were examined regarding their relationship to self-construal and health outcomes. The results showed that the acculturation dimensions (mainstream, heritage) were relevant to the level of depressive symptoms for IS but not for SGS. Furthermore, IS reported more somatic symptoms whereas there was no difference between the two groups in the level of depressive symptoms. In the analysis of acculturation types, assimilated and integrated students were characterized by high independent self-construal, while separated and integrated students showed high interdependent self-construal. Assimilated students displayed the least depressive symptoms of all acculturation groups. This study highlights different characteristics of East Asian students in acculturation, self-construal, and health outcomes, and discusses the complexity of the relationships between acculturation types and health. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2015/4