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Acculturation and adjustment of migrants reporting trauma: The contextual effects of perceived ethnic density
Author(s) -
Jurcik Tomas,
Sunohara Momoka,
Yakobov Esther,
SolopieivaJurcikova Ielyzaveta,
Ahmed Rana,
Ryder Andrew G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22183
Subject(s) - acculturation , mainstream , ethnic group , psychology , context (archaeology) , distress , immigration , clinical psychology , social psychology , sociology , political science , geography , anthropology , archaeology , law
Little is known about the relation between acculturation and socioecological contexts of migrants with a personal trauma history living in the community. This study represents an extension of our previous work and aimed to unpack the perceived neighborhood ethnic density (ED) effect and examine the moderating role of ED on the acculturation–adjustment relation in a community sample of migrants with trauma ( N = 99) from developing countries residing in Montreal, Canada. ED was protective against general psychological distress but did not predict posttraumatic symptoms. The ED effect was mediated via degree of acculturation to the French–Canadian mainstream cultural context, rather than heritage acculturation, social support, or discrimination. Moreover, protective effects of French–Canadian mainstream acculturation for depressive symptoms and life satisfaction were found under high but not low ED conditions. Similarities and differences with our previous research as well as theoretical and prevention implications are discussed from a person–environment interaction perspective.