Age, Acculturation, Cultural Adjustment, and Mental Health Symptoms of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Immigrant Youths.

Yeh, Christine J.

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ERIC Number: EJ660596

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Age, Acculturation, Cultural Adjustment, and Mental Health Symptoms of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Immigrant Youths.

Yeh, Christine J.

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, v9 n1 p34-48 Feb 2003

This study of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean immigrant junior high and high school students investigated the association between age, acculturation, cultural adjustment difficulties, and general mental health concerns. Analyses determined that age, acculturation, and cultural adjustment difficulties had significant predictive effects on mental health symptoms. (Contains 84 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Chinese Americans, High School Students, Immigrants, Japanese Americans, Junior High School Students, Korean Americans, Mental Health, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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