Acculturative strategies and the outcomes of self-esteem and well-being of Latino immigrants to Boston

Author

Jane Mellors, Bates College

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

12

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages 80-93

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2007

Abstract

Acculturation is the negotiation process that immigrants undergo as they struggle to adapt to their new culture. Four acculturative strategies are thought to exist that immigrants can choose, and, although the selection of an acculturative strategy is influenced by the sociocultural context, the adoptions of different strategies have been associated with specific psychological outcomes (Berry, 1997, 2005; Neto, 2002; Sam, 2000). Past acculturative research has largely focused on areas outside of the United States; the current project is designed to fill a gap in the psychological literature by exploring Boston, Massachusetts, a city which has experienced a tremendous increase of Latino immigrants over the past decade.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

14 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 12 no. 2 2007

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Mellors, Jane (2007) "Acculturative strategies and the outcomes of self-esteem and well-being of Latino immigrants to Boston," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 12: No. 2, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol12/iss2/8