Forbearance Coping, Identification with Heritage Culture, Acculturative Stress, and Psychological Distress among Chinese International Students

Autor/inn/en	Wei, Meifen; Liao, Kelly Yu-Hsin; Heppner, Puncky Paul; Chao, Ruth Chu-Lien; Ku, Tsun-Yao
Titel	Forbearance Coping, Identification with Heritage Culture, Acculturative Stress, and Psychological Distress among Chinese International Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59 (2012) 1, S.97-106 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
DOI	10.1037/a0025473
Schlagwörter	Stress Variables; Self Concept; Coping; Identification (Psychology); Acculturation; Emotional Disturbances; Cultural Traits; Correlation; Cultural Background; Regression (Statistics); Asians; Foreign Students; Student Adjustment; Measures (Individuals); Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Bewältigung; Akkulturation; Gefühlsstörung; Korrelation; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Messdaten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	Based on Berry's (1997) theoretical framework for acculturation, our goal in this study was to examine whether the use of a culturally relevant coping strategy (i.e., forbearance coping, a predictor) would be associated with a lower level of psychological distress (a psychological outcome), for whom (i.e., those with weaker vs. stronger identification with heritage culture, a moderator), and under what situations (i.e., lower vs. higher acculturative stress, a moderator). A total of 188 Chinese international students completed an online survey. Results from a hierarchical regression indicated a significant 3-way interaction of forbearance coping, identification with heritage culture, and acculturative stress on psychological distress. For those with a weaker identification with their heritage culture, when acculturative stress was higher, the use of forbearance coping was positively associated with psychological distress. However, this was not the case when acculturative stress was lower. In other words, the use of forbearance coping was not significantly associated with psychological distress when acculturative stress was lower. Moreover, for those with a stronger cultural heritage identification, the use of forbearance coping was not significantly associated with psychological distress regardless of whether acculturative stress was high or low. Future research and implications are discussed. (Contains 1 figure, 2 tables, and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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