Luecke and Wilson

• What was the aim of the study?

  To determine factors that contribute to acculturative stress, which arises from adopting or assimilating into a new culture.
• Who were the participants in the study?

  2095 Asian Americans, with 1271 beign first-generation immigrants and the rest being born in the US to first-generation immigrants.
• What methodology was used in the study?

  Semi-structured interviews conducted by interviewers with similar cultural linguistic backgrounds as the participants.
• What factors were measured in the study?

  Language proficiency, language preference, discrimination, social networks, family cohesion, socioeconomic status.
• What percentage of participants experienced acculturative stress?

  70%
• What factors were associated with LOWER acculturative stress?

  Being able to use two languages equally, sharing similar values and beliefs as family, satisfaction with economic opportunities.
• What factors were associated with HIGHER acculturative stress?

  Preference for speaking English only, experiencing negative treatment (discrimination).
• What are the strengths of the study?

  Large sample size (ecological validity), semi-structured interviews allows for collection of detailed and personal data.
• What are the limitations of the study?

  Interviews are susceptble to interviewer effects (characteristics of interviewers may influence responses), many factors were based on self-report and personal interpretation, ecological fallacy