Given the absence of empirical measures that assess acculturation patterns among male
Arab immigrants, a new acculturation instrument was developed and evaluated. One …

Despite increasing research on the relationships between acculturation and health, it is
unclear whether (1) ethnic group variation occurs in acculturation-health relationships,(2) …

Objectives. We examined whether self-reported racial discrimination was associated with
mental health status and whether this association varied with race/ethnicity or immigration …

The relationship between acculturation and cigarette smoking among African Americans
was examined with 444 adults. Results revealed that African American smokers were more …

Years in the US is often used as a proxy for acculturation, and level of acculturation may be
an important predictor of differential health outcomes for immigrants. Some studies have …

This study looks at the effect of social support mechanisms as potential moderators and
mediators of the relationship between stressful acculturation experiences and self-ratings of …

Objectives. This article investigates differences in smoking and binge‐drinking for Latinos by
nativity, stratified by their age at immigration, and tests individual‐and neighborhood‐level …

This chapter outlines standards and best practices for designing cross-cultural and cross-
ethnic comparative investigations of acculturation and health. It distinguishes two streams of …

Data on acculturation and ethnic-minority health indicate that acculturation has opposite
effects on the same health behavior among different ethnic groups; opposite effects on …

Research Objective Limited research exists on cognitive disabilities among foreign‐born
adults, particularly among non‐Hispanic Arab Americans. Objectives were to (a) estimate …