Currently, little is known about how elite coaches acculturate and they manage their acculturation environment. This study examines the experiences of rugby union management multicultural squads. Five male participated in research. Each five arguably fit a “best best” criterion, boasting between them multiple European U.K. domestic championships as well Super Rugby titles with similar accomplis...

The attitude of the population to other countries is considered, taking into account two tendencies last one and a half centuries: globalization, which based on economic processes with their interdependence individual players from each in international market, glocalization, as phenomenon “rebellious periphery” opposing dominant culture that refuses such an acculturation strategy. role mass inf...

Acculturation and ethnic identity may be associated with Latino/as’ educational outcomes and be relevant to their lower levels of academic achievement. This article explores how these relationships might be mediated by considering several empirically supported and theory-based social psychological processes—the selffulfilling prophecy, stigma consciousness, and stereotype threat. These processe...

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Social Connectedness in Mainstream Society (SCMN) and the Social Connectedness in the Ethnic Community (SCETH) Scales in two groups of ethnic minorities. We especially examined their theoretical/conceptual and empirical viability in relation to other established constructs of general social connectedness, acculturation, and enculturation. A...

Previous research has found that Asians (vs. Caucasians) exhibit higher levels of ought and undesired self-discrepancies and prevention focus, all of which have been linked with anxiety. We examined these ethnic differences in the context of acculturation. Participants (N=155) completed two sessions scheduled a week apart. In Session 1, participants completed a computer task to measure self-dis...

The relationship between acculturation and smoking behavior was examined in four Asian-American groups that included recent immigrants and US-born Koreans, Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodians residing in the Delaware Valley of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The study was part of a community-based, comprehensive cross-sectional study designed to assess a broad array of knowledge, attitudes and beha...

This article reviews the literature on how culture influences anxiety in Latino youth. First, a review of cross-cultural variations in prevalence and measurement is presented. Then, the article focuses on how culture impacts the meaning and expression of anxiety. Specifically, we discuss the meaning and expression of anxiety, the impact of culture on anxiety at a societal level and through its ...

This article is an overview of issues that Asian Americans encounter as they acculturate into American society. Counselors who develop knowledge and understanding about the experiences of Asian Americans may improve the overall delivery of counseling services to this population.Topics discussed herein include: (a) negotiating Asian family socialization processes, (b) dealing with the cultural v...

Previous studies focused on the role of leisure activities, such as physical activity participation, to analyze how international students can receive social support from their communities better acculturate in U.S. This study college sports providing and its effect student’s acculturation. Four hundred eighty-seven enrolled 25 Power-5 affiliated colleges participated this acculturation path mo...

The present paper takes a translational approach in applying the themes of the current special section to prevention and intervention science in Latino families. The paper reviews the current literature on cultural processes in prevention and intervention research with Latino families. Overall, many prevention and intervention programs have either been developed specifically for Latino families...