Lueck and Wilson (2010)

Use: Acculturation, assimilation

Aim: to investigate the variables that may predict acculturative stress in a nationally representative sample of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans.

Procedure:

• 2095 Asian Americans, 1271 first generation immigrants 18 and older when they came to USA

• Rest are born in the US first generation immigrate parents.

• Semi-structured interviews, interviewer had cultural and linguistic background similar to those sample population.

• Over internet or face-to-face.

• In 1433 of the 2095 interviews, participants found to have acculturative stress according to their score.

Result/conclusion:

• 70% of the sample experienced acculturative stress

• Bilingual preference leads to lower acculturative stress.

• Although bilingualism is a predictor of low acculturative stress, preference for speaking English only is a predictor of high acculturative stress. *Assimilation*

• Negative treatment leads to acculturative stress.

• Sharing similar values and belief as a family reduce acculturative stress

• Acculturative stress is lower among those who are satisfied with their economic opportunity and those who if they have to make the decision again, would move to the US.

• Stupid math calculation of acculturative stress

Evaluation:

• Back translation!!! Accuracy sake

• Complicated calculations and weighting

• Sensitive personal questions

• Questions are asked in a way that is negative, hinting and suggesting responses (forced choice option)

• Other questions are yes or no answers, it is never that simple