ERIC Number: EJ871412
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0167
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The Impact of Racial Identity, Ethnic Identity, Asian Values, and Race-Related Stress on Asian Americans and Asian International College Students' Psychological Well-Being
Iwamoto, Derek Kenji; Liu, William Ming
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v57 n1 p79-91 Jan 2010
The present study investigated the direct and moderating effects of racial identity, ethnic identity, Asian values, and race-related stress on positive psychological well-being among 402 Asian American and Asian international college students. Results revealed that the racial identity statuses Internalization, Immersion-Emersion, Dissonance, Asian values, and Ethnic Identity Affirmation and Belonging were significant predictors of well-being. Asian values, Dissonance, and Conformity were found to moderate the relationship between race-related stress on well-being. Specifically, individuals in low race-related stress conditions who had low Asian values, high Conformity, and low Dissonance attitudes started high on well-being but decreased as race-related stress increased. These findings underscore the importance of how racial identity statuses, Asian values, and ethnic identity jointly and uniquely explain and moderate the effects of race-related stress on positive well-being. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: College Students, Ethnicity, Race, Social Behavior, Racial Identification, Psychology, Asian Americans, Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Asian Culture, Stress Variables, Asians, Foreign Students, Cultural Influences, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Social Theories, Racial Factors, Minority Groups, Gender Differences, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure
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