Acculturation and adaptation of Soviet Jewish refugee adolescents: Predictors of adjustment across life domains
Acculturation and adaptation of Soviet Jewish refugee adolescents: Predictors of adjustment across life domains
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1016323213871
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Vinokurov, A
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作者：
Birman, D;Trickett, EJ;Vinokurov, A
本研究探讨了马里兰州郊区162名苏联犹太难民青少年的文化适应与不同生活领域的适应之间的关系。由于难民青少年生活的不同背景有不同的文化适应需求，不同的文化适应模式应该与不同生活领域的适应有关。这项研究使用了一种多维的文化适应措施，并从心理适应、同伴关系、学校和家庭结果等方面评估了对美国和俄罗斯文化的适应。研究结果支持了一般的生态学理论，即适应不同文化与不同生活领域的适应有不同的关系。对美国文化的适应预示着更好的成绩和来自美国同龄人的支持。对俄罗斯文化的适应预示着俄罗斯同龄人的支持。美国文化适应和俄罗斯文化适应都预示着孤独感和来自父母的支持会减少。此外，文化适应的不同维度，如语言和身份认同，与适应有不同的关系。文中提出了文化适应理论和测量的含义，并对使用语言使用或偏好等单一指标来解释文化适应研究提出了警告。
This study explores how acculturation is related to adaptation across different life spheres for 162 Soviet Jewish refugee adolescents in a suburban community in Maryland. Because the different contexts of refugee adolescents' lives vary in acculturative demands, different patterns of acculturation should be related to adaptation in different life spheres. The study uses a multidimensional measure of acculturation and assesses acculturation to both American and Russian cultures as it relates to psychological adaptation, peer relations, and school and family outcomes. Findings support the general ecological thesis that acculturation to different cultures is differentially related to adaptation across life domains. Acculturation to American culture predicted better grades and perceived support from American peers. Acculturation to Russian culture predicted perceived support from Russian peers. Both American acculturation and Russian acculturation predicted reduced loneliness and perceived support from parents. Further, different dimensions of acculturation, such as language and identity, were differentially related to adaptation. Implications for acculturation theory and measurement are drawn, and cautions are offered about the interpretation of acculturation studies using single proxies such as language use or preference.