Background: The aim of this study was to study the effect of discrimination and selfesteem on mental health among different acculturation strategies of Dutch-Moroccan adolescents. Method: By using Latent Class Analyses, subgroups with distinct acculturation strategies were established among Dutch-Moroccan youths (boys, N=203; girls, N= 201; mean age 12.7 ± 1.9). Differences among the acculturat...

Acculturation has been examined as a risk factor for eating disorders, but interpretation of findings has been limited by inconsistent operationalization of this construct across studies. The study aim was to develop and evaluate a population-specific measure of acculturation for ethnic Fijian adolescent schoolgirls, to use in future analyses related to eating disorders. Our findings suggest th...

The research employed a new and recently developed instrument to examine the two dimensions (host and co-national identification) and four modes (integration, separation, marginalization, and assimilation) of acculturation and their relationship to sojourner adjustment. International aid workers in Nepal completed a questionnaire including the Acculturation Index and the assessments of psycholo...

Recent studies on immigrants’ health shed light on the importance of selection and acculturation processes, but also point out differences according to the country of origin. We study how differences in overweight between natives and immigrants can vary according to birthplace, country of arrival, acculturation, and socioeconomic status. Based on national health interview surveys in Spain and F...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review of published studies investigating the association of acculturation and smoking patterns among Hispanic men and women in the United States. METHODS Online bibliographic databases were searched from 1985 to 2003 using three key search terms. The methodology and findings of all retrieved articles were critically evaluated. Data were extracted from each a...

Adjustment to a new culture is crucial psychological and behavioural process among international students. Adaptation supports the performance and functioning of these students. Failure to adapt to the changes in the new environment would tax on the psychological wellbeing, exhaust the students and strain the academic performance. Acculturation is one the important moderating factor for adaptat...

This paper discusses the use of a qualitative assessment tool called the KPDAC (knowledge, persuasion, decision, adoption, confirmation) continuum to understand the process and outcomes of renewable energy technology (RET) acculturation in off-grid villages in Indonesia. The KPDAC continuum can also be used as a tool to design strategy for RET deployment looking at requirements for RET accultur...

Acculturation may influence health behaviors, yet mechanisms underlying its effect are not well understood. In this study, we describe relationships between acculturation and health behaviors among low-income housing residents, and examine whether these relationships are mediated by social and contextual factors. Residents of 20 low-income housing sites in the Boston metropolitan area completed...

This study investigated the relationships among Hispanics’ self-esteem, acculturation, and skepticism of women’s employment. Using a sample of Hispanic students, mediated regression analysis was initiated to determine whether acculturation mediated a proposed negative relationship between self-esteem and traditional gender attitudes. The results indicated that self-esteem and acculturation were...