Social anxiety among East Asians in North America: East Asian socialization or the challenge of acculturation?
| Autor: | Hoon-Jin Lee, Xiaolu Zhou, Sheila R. Woody, Yunshi Peng, Lorena Hsu, Andrew G. Ryder |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male China Adolescent Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Context (language use) Social class Developmental psychology Young Adult Japan Republic of Korea Humans East Asia Social science Self-efficacy Socialization Social anxiety Self Efficacy Acculturation Phobic Disorders Social Class North America Female Psychology Social status |
| Zdroj: | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 18:181-191 |
| ISSN: | 1939-0106 1099-9809 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0027690 |
| Popis: | North American research has consistently reported higher social anxiety among people of Asian heritage compared to people of Western heritage. The present study used a cross-national sample of 692 university students to explore explanatory hypotheses using planned contrasts of group differences in social anxiety and related variables. The East Asian socialization hypothesis proposed social anxiety would show a linear relation corresponding to the degree of exposure to East Asian cultural norms. This hypothesis was not supported. The cultural discrepancy hypothesis examined whether bicultural East Asian participants (residing in Canada) would endorse higher social anxiety in comparison to unicultural participants (Western-heritage Canadians and native Koreans and Chinese). Compared to unicultural participants, bicultural East Asian participants reported higher social anxiety and depression, a relation that was partially mediated by bicultural participants' reports of lower self-efficacy about initiating social relationships and lower perceived social status. Overall, the results suggest higher reports of social anxiety among bicultural East Asians may be conceptualized within the context of cultural discrepancy with the mainstream culture. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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