It was hypothesized that acculturative anxiety would be represented in the dream contents of immigrants’ nighttime dreams in the USA. According to “Lee Acculturation Dream Scale” (Sang Bok Lee, 2005: Psychological Reports, 96, 454-456), Korean-Americans’ dreams represented their acculturation processes. Also, a simple t-test on “Lee Cross-cultural Anxiety Dream Scale” means showed significant d...

Acculturation processes as inclusive cultural interactions may or not be motivated by educational contexts. This paper studies the acculturation process in integration course that German government offers to hundreds of thousands immigrants. The framework is Cultural Bridge (CB) happens when individuals communities participate diverse cultures while preserving their own culture. method content ...

This article reviews evidence for re-conceptualizing acculturation status and acculturation process in health care research with United States (U.S.) Latino populations. Prior literature on acculturation has focused on: (a) acculturative change towards the dominant culture, (b) acculturation as it occurs with Mexican Americans, and (c) language as the principal component of acculturation. We re...

This chapter looks at some developmental issues in the acculturation of children and adolescents with immigrant backgrounds. In addition to raising critical questions about this line of research, the chapter examines some underlying assumptions and their implications for the study of acculturation in younger people. It is argued that ambiguities in the final outcome of acculturation and differe...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the association of acculturation with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Asian American breast cancer survivors. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Analysis of an Asian American subsample of breast cancer survivors from a larger multiethnic study. SAMPLE 206 Asian Americans, including Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, and Japanese. Most were diagnosed with ...

The chapter discusses conceptual and assessment issues in acculturation research in an attempt to integrate the growing literature in this field. We start with an overview of its historical roots and present a framework of acculturation variables, distinguishing acculturation conditions, orientations, and outcomes. Frequently observed sources of problems in the assessment of acculturation are o...

Acculturation, the subsequent changes that occur in one culture after continuous first hand contact with another culture, impacts the dietary habits and health risks of individuals. This study examines the acculturation, dietary habits and anthropometric measurements in a sample of 210 first generation Filipino American immigrants in New Jersey (NJ). Acculturation was measured using the Short A...