Predictors of acculturation for Chinese adolescents in Canada: Age of arrival, length of stay, social class, and English reading ability

Authors

B.C.H Kuo, University of WindsorFollow
Gargi Roysircar

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Multicultural Counselling and Development

Publication Date

2004

Volume

32

Issue

3

First Page

143

Last Page

154

DOI

10.1002/j.2161-1912.2004.tb00367.x

Abstract

In a sample of 506 Chinese adolescents living in Canada from 3 cohort groups, age at the time of arrival in Canada, length of stay in Canada, socioeconomic status, and English reading ability predicted acculturation. English reading ability and socioeconomic status predicted acculturative stress. There were within-group cohort differences in acculturation characteristics. Implications for counseling are addressed.

Comments

This article was first publised in the Journal of Multicultural Counselling and Development. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-1912.2004.tb00367.x). Copyright John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recommended Citation

Kuo, B.C.H and Roysircar, Gargi. (2004). Predictors of acculturation for Chinese adolescents in Canada: Age of arrival, length of stay, social class, and English reading ability. Journal of Multicultural Counselling and Development, 32 (3), 143-154.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/psychologypub/25