Assessment of acculturation in minority health research

M Fox, Z Thayer, PD Wadhwa - Social science & medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Acculturation represents an important construct in the context of health disparities. Although
several studies have reported relationships between various aspects of acculturation and …

Acculturation and health: the moderating role of sociocultural context

M Fox, ZM Thayer, PD Wadhwa - American anthropologist, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Acculturation represents an important construct for elucidating the determinants and
consequences of health disparities in minority populations. However, the processes and …

Factors associated with smoking in immigrants from non-western to western countries–what role does acculturation play? A systematic review

K Reiss, J Lehnhardt, O Razum - Tobacco induced diseases, 2015 - Springer
Introduction We aimed to identify factors associated with smoking among immigrants. In
particular, we investigated the relationship between acculturation and smoking, taking into …

The diversity of social connectedness experiences among older migrants in Australia

TLN Tran, S Liu, C Gallois, C Haslam, J Jetten… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper explores the social connectedness experiences among older migrants from
culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds in Australia. Data were collected …

Racial and ethnic disparities in dietary intake among California children

AD Guerrero, PJ Chung - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of childhood obesity among racial and ethnic minority groups is
high. Multiple factors affect the development of childhood obesity, including dietary …

Exploring health literacy and the correlates of Pap testing among African immigrant women: Findings from the AfroPap study

J Cudjoe, C Budhathoki, D Roter, JJ Gallo… - Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - Springer
African immigrant (AI) women have low rates of Pap testing. Health literacy plays a pivotal
role in health behaviors. Sources and types of health information could shape health literacy …

Dual identity and psychological adjustment: A study among immigrant-origin members

S Zhang, M Verkuyten, J Weesie - Journal of Research in Personality, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examines immigrants' psychological adjustment by focusing on ethnic and
national identification, by using a Latent Profile Analysis to identify identity profiles, and by …

Predictors of depression/anxiety, mental health service utilization, and help-seeking for Chinese international students: Role of acculturation, microaggressions, social …

Z Lian - 2017 - search.proquest.com
PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSION/ANXIETY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION,
AND HELP-SEEKING FOR CHINESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: ROLE O Page 1 …

The science and practice of prevention from multicultural and social justice perspectives.

YJ Wong, EL Vaughan, EM Klann - 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The goal of this chapter is to present a conceptual framework, the Multicultural Social Justice
Framework (MSJF), to interpret previous prevention scholarship, identify existing limitations …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in cancer self-management of patients with limited English proficiency

FY Chou, LY Kuang, J Lee, GJ Yoo, LC Fung - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective: This paper summarizes the barriers and challenges in cancer care reported from
a validation project of a self-management intervention handbook from Chinese-American …