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Language Acculturation, AcculturationâRelated Stress, and Marital Quality in Chinese American Couples.
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Journal of Marriage & Family . Apr2018, Vol. 80 Issue 2, p555-568. 14p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The current study examines the longitudinal indirect pathways linking language acculturation to marital quality. Three waves of data were collected from 416 Chinese American couples for 8 years (Mage.wave1 = 48 for husbands, 44 for wives). Actorâpartner interdependence model analyses revealed that for both husbands and wives, lower levels of language acculturation were associated with higher levels of stress over being stereotyped as a perpetual foreigner. Individuals' foreigner stress, in turn, was directly related to greater levels of their own and their partners' marital warmth, suggesting that foreigner stress may have some positive relational effects. However, individuals' foreigner stress also was associated with increases in their own depressive symptoms, which predicted higher levels of marital hostility in the partner. Overall, these results underscore the complexity of how language acculturation and foreigner stress relate to marital quality and the importance of considering the interdependence of the marital system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222445
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Marriage & Family
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128441056
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12447