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Psychological Acculturation of Ethnic Minorities Into White Anglo American Culture: Consequences and Predictors 1
Author(s) -
Ghorpade Jai,
Lackritz Jim,
Singh Gangaram
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02004.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , ethnic group , psychology , white (mutation) , social psychology , immigration , sociology , political science , anthropology , law , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The United States is comprised of a patchwork of ethnic groups. To varying degrees, such groups have become acculturated into the White Anglo American culture. Our study is an attempt to examine the consequences and predictors of psychological acculturation. The data were taken from 320 students attending a large state university on the West Coast of the United States. Our results show that grade point average (GPA) and income earned were positively related to psychological acculturation. Religion, ethnicity, age of entry to the United States, enrollment in a graduate program, and self‐esteem affected psychological acculturation. The implications of the results are discussed.