Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-4197 : Wansoo Park
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Publication Title
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Volume
19
Issue
5
First Page
626
Last Page
634
Abstract
This study investigated Korean-American adolescents’ stress related to their acculturation experiences and mental health. A total of 260 Korean-American adolescents from immigrant families (ages 12–18 years) participated in the study. The U.S. born group had a higher level of acculturative stress than the Korea-born group (t D 2.222; df D 258; p < .05). Males reported a higher level of self-esteem than females (t D 2.112; df D 257; p < .05). Acculturative stress was positively correlated with depression (r D .299; p < .01) and negatively related to self-esteem (r D .292; p < .01). Self-esteem was negatively related to depression (r D .536; p < .01).
DOI
10.1080/10911350902910542
Recommended Citation
Park, Wansoo. (2009). Acculturative Stress and Mental Health Among Korean Adolescents in the United States. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 19 (5), 626-634.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/socialworkpub/71