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Acculturation, acculturative stress, and psychological androgyny among Sikh adolescents Shergill, Amritpal Singh
Abstract
This research study examined the relationships between acculturation, acculturative attitudes, acculturative stress, and psychological androgyny among first and second generation, (or Indian born and Canadian born), Sikh male and female adolescents in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. A total of 114 subjects were administered the Acculturative Attitudes Survey, the Cawte Acculturative Stress Scale, and the Bern Sex Role Inventory. A one way ANOVA indicated that second generation Sikh adolescents had a significantly higher acculturative stress than the first generation Sikh adolescents . No significant gender differences in the level of acculturative stress were found for either the first or the second generation Sikh male and female adolescents. Marginalization was found to have a significant positive relationship with acculturative stress for all Sikh adolescents combined. Additionally, masculinity was found to have a significant inverse relationship with acculturative stress for second generation Sikh adolescents in addition to the positive correlation of marginalization. It was also found that Integration has a significant positive relationship with acculturative stress for the first generation Sikh female adolescents. The results of the regression analyses suggest that Integration and Marginalization are the best indicator of acculturative stress for Sikh adolescents. However, masculinity and Marginalization were found to be the best predictors of acculturative stress for second generation Sikh adolescents. The present study also set out to examine if Sikh adolescents have any significant difference in their level of acculturative stress, acculturative attitudes with respect to their conceptualizations of themselves as masculine, feminine, androgynous or undifferentiated based on the Bern Sex Role Inventory. Sikh male and female adolescents classified as feminine have a significantly higher level of acculturative stress than any of the other groups on the Bern Sex Role Inventory. The results also indicate significant relationships among masculinity, femininity, and acculturative attitudes. Masculinity was found to have a significant inverse relationship with assimilation for first generation Sikh male adolescents have and a significant inverse relationship with Marginalization for second generation Sikh male adolescents. Femininity was found to have a significant positive relationship with Separation for all Sikh male adolescents. No such relationships were found for the Sikh female adolescents.
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Acculturation, acculturative stress, and psychological androgyny among Sikh adolescents
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University of British Columbia
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Date Issued |
1992
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Description |
This research study examined the relationships between
acculturation, acculturative attitudes, acculturative stress, and
psychological androgyny among first and second generation, (or
Indian born and Canadian born), Sikh male and female adolescents in
grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. A total of 114 subjects were administered
the Acculturative Attitudes Survey, the Cawte Acculturative Stress
Scale, and the Bern Sex Role Inventory.
A one way ANOVA indicated that second generation Sikh
adolescents had a significantly higher acculturative stress than
the first generation Sikh adolescents . No significant gender
differences in the level of acculturative stress were found for
either the first or the second generation Sikh male and female
adolescents. Marginalization was found to have a significant
positive relationship with acculturative stress for all Sikh
adolescents combined. Additionally, masculinity was found to have
a significant inverse relationship with acculturative stress for
second generation Sikh adolescents in addition to the positive
correlation of marginalization. It was also found that Integration
has a significant positive relationship with acculturative stress
for the first generation Sikh female adolescents.
The results of the regression analyses suggest that
Integration and Marginalization are the best indicator of
acculturative stress for Sikh adolescents. However, masculinity and
Marginalization were found to be the best predictors of acculturative stress for second generation Sikh adolescents.
The present study also set out to examine if Sikh adolescents
have any significant difference in their level of acculturative
stress, acculturative attitudes with respect to their
conceptualizations of themselves as masculine, feminine,
androgynous or undifferentiated based on the Bern Sex Role
Inventory. Sikh male and female adolescents classified as feminine
have a significantly higher level of acculturative stress than any
of the other groups on the Bern Sex Role Inventory.
The results also indicate significant relationships among
masculinity, femininity, and acculturative attitudes. Masculinity
was found to have a significant inverse relationship with
assimilation for first generation Sikh male adolescents have and a
significant inverse relationship with Marginalization for second
generation Sikh male adolescents. Femininity was found to have a
significant positive relationship with Separation for all Sikh male
adolescents. No such relationships were found for the Sikh female
adolescents.
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eng
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2008-12-18
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0054147
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University of British Columbia
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1992-11
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Graduate
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