Acculturation, acculturative stress, and psychological adjustment among Muslim Arab American high sc...

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

منو

" Acculturation, acculturative stress, and psychological adjustment among Muslim Arab American high school students "

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	802876
Doc. No	:	TL48056
Call number	:	‭1646464976;‮ ‬3662119‬
Main Entry	:	Haghamed, Selma
Title & Author	:	Acculturation, acculturative stress, and psychological adjustment among Muslim Arab American high school students
	:	\ Heba Ibrahim-Joudeh
	:	Westermeyer, Jerry
College	:	Adler School of Professional Psychology
Date	:	2014
Degree	:	Psy.D.
student score	:	2014
Page No	:	159
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-50024-0
Abstract	:	The purpose of this research was to examine acculturation, acculturative stress, and psychological adjustment among Muslim Arab American high school students. The mental health concerns and the increasing negative perceptions of the Muslim Arab community within the United States suggested a need for a better understanding of the acculturative experiences and psychological adjustment of this population. The sample in this study consisted of 80 parent-child dyads that completed several measures from a suburban community that serves a large Muslim Arab American population. The results of this study suggested that students attending public school reported higher levels of anxiety. There were no significant differences on acculturation and acculturative stress by age, gender, length of time in the U.S., but there were significant differences by birth order, religiosity, and parent education. Results showed that Middle/Second born children have less mainstream and more heritage cultural orientation; students who reported to be less religious also reported lower heritage cultural orientation; and the more educated the parents, the higher the heritage culture. Results also suggested that students who reported higher integrated acculturation also reported better psychological adjustment; students who reported higher levels of acculturative stress also reported higher levels of psychological problems and lower levels of self-esteem. Lastly, there was found to be a significant difference between parent acculturation and student acculturation.
Subject	:	Mental health; Islamic Studies; Psychology
Descriptor	:	Social sciences;Psychology;Health and environmental sciences;Acculturation;Acculturative stress;Arab American youth;Muslim Arab Americans;Muslim students;Psychological adjustment
Added Entry	:	Westermeyer, Jerry
Added Entry	:	Adler School of Professional Psychology