TY - JOUR
T1 - Korean cross-cultural kids’ acculturation types and cultural adaptation
AU - Lee, Soo Kyoung
AU - Choi, Kyoung Mi
AU - Oh, Insoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Korean cross-cultural kids (CCKs) are born in Korea but grow up interacting with two or more cultures. In this study, the researchers conducted a survey of 398 Korean CCKs who attended primary and secondary schools in Asia and North America to identify types of acculturation developed. Instruments used were the East Asian Acculturation Measure, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Korean version of the Youth Self-Report. Cluster analysis yielded four acculturation types: integration dominant, assimilation dominant, separation dominant, and conflicting. The assimilation dominant type was pervasive among students in North America, whereas the separation dominant type was prevalent among students living in Asia. Regarding cultural adaptation, students with the conflicting acculturation type showed the lowest cultural adaptation, and the Asian students’ psychological adaptation level was found to be lower than the North American students’ level. Suggestions are offered for future researchers and helping professionals better understand the adjustment difficulties experienced by CCKs and inform adequate psychological support for them.
AB - Korean cross-cultural kids (CCKs) are born in Korea but grow up interacting with two or more cultures. In this study, the researchers conducted a survey of 398 Korean CCKs who attended primary and secondary schools in Asia and North America to identify types of acculturation developed. Instruments used were the East Asian Acculturation Measure, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Korean version of the Youth Self-Report. Cluster analysis yielded four acculturation types: integration dominant, assimilation dominant, separation dominant, and conflicting. The assimilation dominant type was pervasive among students in North America, whereas the separation dominant type was prevalent among students living in Asia. Regarding cultural adaptation, students with the conflicting acculturation type showed the lowest cultural adaptation, and the Asian students’ psychological adaptation level was found to be lower than the North American students’ level. Suggestions are offered for future researchers and helping professionals better understand the adjustment difficulties experienced by CCKs and inform adequate psychological support for them.
KW - Acculturation types
KW - Cross-cultural kids (CCKs)
KW - Cultural adaptation
KW - Third-culture kids (TCKs)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.01.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85123919769
VL - 87
SP - 131
EP - 141
JO - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
JF - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
SN - 0147-1767
ER -