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Acculturative Distress Among Hispanics: The Role of Acculturation, Coping, and Intercultural Competence
Author(s) -
Torres Lucas,
Rollock David
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2004.tb00368.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , psychology , intercultural competence , coping (psychology) , immigration , distress , cultural competence , competence (human resources) , intercultural communication , social psychology , humanities , ethnic group , sociology , pedagogy , clinical psychology , anthropology , political science , law , philosophy
Among 96 Hispanic adults, mostly recent immigrants responding in Spanish, intercultural competence contributed to variance in acculturative distress beyond that already accounted for by general coping, acculturation, and sociodemographic variables. Intercultural competence best predicted acculturative distress. Findings suggest that Hispanics with a low sense of intercultural and intracultural proficiency may experience increased stress. Entre 96 adultos hispanos, inmigrantes en su mayor parte recientes que responden en el español, la capacidad intercultural contribuida a la variación de asimilación penosa más allá que ha sido justificada por el enfrentamiento general, asimilación, y los variables sociodemograficos. La capacidad intercultural que mejor predijo la penosa asimilación. Los hallazgos sugieren que los hispanos con un sentido bajo de nivel de competencia intercultural y intracultural pueden sufrir de un nivel alto de estrés.