Taiwanese Migrants in Australia: An Investigation of Their Acculturation and Wellbeing | Zendy

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Taiwanese Migrants in Australia: An Investigation of Their Acculturation and Wellbeing

Author(s) -

Nigar G. Khawaja,

Sabrina Yang,

Wendell Cockshaw

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of pacific rim psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446

H-Index - 15

ISSN - 1834-4909

DOI - 10.1017/prp.2016.1

Subject(s) - acculturation , psychology , mandarin chinese , immigration , project commissioning , social psychology , publishing , political science , philosophy , linguistics , law

Taiwanese migrants settled in Brisbane, Australia (N=271) completed a questionnaire battery available in both Mandarin and English. A series of multiple and hierarchical regression analyses were used to investigate the factors associated with these migrants’ acculturation and indicators of psychological well-being. Results indicated that various personal factors (age, English language proficiency and duration of stay) were associated with acculturation and indicators of psychological wellbeing. Acculturation was not associated with wellbeing. Social support was associated with the indicators of the participants’ wellbeing. The outcome indicated that although associated with similar personal and environmental factors, acculturation and psychological wellbeing occurred separately. The study highlights the significance of certain personal resources and social support

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