Comparing the Ethnic Identity and Well-Being of Adopted Korean Americans With Immigrant/U.S.-Born Korean Americans and Korean International Students

被引:45
作者
Lee, Richard [1 ]
Yun, Andrea [1 ]
Yoo, Hyung [2 ]
Nelson, Kim [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
[2] Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ USA
关键词
international adoption; Korea; ethic identity; well-being;
D O I
10.1080/10926751003704408
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This study compared the ethnic identity and well-being of Korean Americans who were adopted internationally with immigrant/U.S.born Korean Americans and Korean international students, as well as the relationship between ethnic identity and well-being for each group. One-hundred seven college students completed measures of ethnic identity and subjective well-being. Immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans had higher ethnic identity scores than the other two groups. Immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans also had higher positive affect scores than international students. Ethnic identity was positively correlated with positive affect for all three groups (r = .27 to.34) but was negatively correlated with negative affect for international students ( r = -.44). Overall, the results suggest that ethnic identity, although slightly lower than in non-adopted peers, is relevant to the well-being of adopted Korean American college students.
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页数:16
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