Acculturation strategies of multi-cultural family adolescents in South Korea: Marginalization, separation, assimilation, and integration. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yoo, Changmin
• Is Part Of: International journal of intercultural relations. Volume 81(2021)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Acculturation strategies -- Marginalization -- Separation -- Assimilation -- Integration; Intercultural communication -- Periodicals; Cultural relations -- Periodicals; Cross-cultural studies -- Periodicals; Communication interculturelle -- Périodiques; Relations culturelles -- Périodiques; Études transculturelles -- Périodiques; Cross-cultural studies; Cultural relations; Intercultural communication; Periodicals; 303.482
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.12.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0147-1767

Abstract

Abstract: Little is known about acculturation strategies among multicultural family adolescents in South Korea. This study examined whether the life satisfaction of multicultural family adolescents differed by acculturation strategy. In addition, this study examined the factors that predict acculturation strategies. For this purpose, we used a one-way analysis of variance and multinomial logistic regression. The data for this study were taken from the Multi-cultural Adolescents Panel Study. The frequencies of acculturation strategies were: marginalization, 297 (18.2 %); separation, 97 (6.0 %); assimilation, 839 (51.5 %); and integration, 395 (24.3 %). The results of one-way analysis of variance showed that life satisfaction was highest for integration and decreased for assimilation, separation, and marginalization. Gender, national identity, self-esteem, resilience, parental neglect, parental acculturative stress, family support, friends' support, and teacher support were found to be significantly associated with the categorized acculturation strategies. Based on the results, implications with suggestions for future research are discussed.