A conceptual model of cultural predictors of anxiety among Japanese American and part-Japanese American adolescents |
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Authors: | Williams John Kino Yamaguchi Goebert Deborah Hishinuma Earl Miyamoto Robin Anzai Neal Izutsu Satoru Yanagida Evelyn Nishimura Stephanie Andrade Naleen Baker F M |
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Affiliation: | University of Hawaii, 1356 Lusitana Street, 4th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA. |
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Abstract: | A model integrating Japanese ethnicity, cultural identity, and anxiety was developed and assessed in Japanese American and part-Japanese American high school seniors (N = 141). Using measures from the Hawaiian High Schools Health Survey, the model incorporated the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Major Life Events Scale, and the Japanese Culture Scale (JCS). Japanese American adolescents scored higher on the JCS and reported fewer anxiety symptoms than part-Japanese American adolescents. Predictors for anxiety were being Japanese American versus part-Japanese American, income, and culturally intensified events. A significant interaction of behavior by self-identification was obtained. The model had good overall fit, suggesting that cultural identity formation may contribute to anxiety experienced particularly by adolescents of mixed heritage. |
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