Acculturation attitudes and adaptation among South Korean residents in Japan: The mediating role of coping strategies |
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| Institution: | 1. NUCB Business School, Nagoya, Japan;2. Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea;3. Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan;1. Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Bellmont Hall, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78712, USA;2. Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA;3. Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA;4. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, 635 Downey Way, Verna & Peter Dauterive Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA;5. Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, School of Education and Human Development, University of Miami, 5202 University Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA;6. School of Education, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, 5210 Windisch, Switzerland;1. Department of International Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;2. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;3. Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco;1. Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong;2. Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, United States;3. Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;1. Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona, Lungadige Porta Vittoria, 17, 37129 Verona, Italy;2. Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna Department of Psychology, Via Berti Pichat, 5, 40127 Bologna, VR, Italy;3. Department of Psychology, Center of Study of Migration and Intercultural Relations, CEMyRI, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain;4. Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia, 14, 35131 Padua, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Acculturation processes and intergroup experiences of minority groups have been little studied in East Asian societies, including Japan. The number of migrants in Japanese society is steadily increasing, suggesting that the country is a new immigration destination in the 21st century. Therefore, further research on the acculturation processes of immigrants in Japan is warranted. This study examined the relationships among acculturation attitudes, coping strategies, and psychological adjustment in a sample of South Korean newcomers living in Japan. The results of this study support the integration hypothesis, which states that balanced acculturation attitudes that favor engagement in both the host and home cultures lead to higher levels of psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Assimilation attitudes did not contribute significantly to adaptation. Different coping strategies employed by individuals during interethnic discrimination mediated the links between individual acculturation attitudes and the two aspects of adaptation. By linking acculturation attitudes and relevant social behaviors, this study sheds light on the role of coping strategies as mediators of the relationships between acculturation attitudes and psychological and sociocultural adjustment in ethnic minority groups. |
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| Keywords: | Acculturation attitudes Coping strategies Adaptation Discrimination South Koreans Japan |
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