Acculturation, stress and coping

Dyal, James A.; Dyal, Ruth Y

doi:10.1016/0147-1767(81)90045-6

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“…Culture shock then could be understood as a state of stress, 'the resultant tension or disequilibrium produced within the organism ... generally inferred from the presence of indicators known as stress responses' (Spradley and Phillips, 1972, p. 154). Other writers have supported this view of culture shock as a stress reaction derived from an inability to understand cultural cues (Argyle, 1988;Bamlund, 1988;Bennett, 1977;Berry, 1975;Berry and Annis, 1974;Dyal and Dyal, 1981;Gudykunst and Hammer, 1988;Harris and Moran, 1979;Locke and Feinsod, 1982;Taft, 1988). Bama (1983) identifies specific factors from the stress research literature that have been established as primary stressors: 'ambiguity, lack of certainty, and unpredictability' and shows how these correspond directly with the experiences of a person who enters a new culture.…”

Section: Culture Shock and Recoverymentioning

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Cross-cultural transitions and wellness: Dealing with culture shock

Zapf¹

1991

Int J Adv Counselling

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Cross-cultural communication has emerged as a major concern for the helping professions in our multicultural society. Much has been written about recognizing the cultural biases inherent in all problem-solving and development models as well as improving communication between cultural groups. There are some situations, however, where culture itself is the problem rather than simply a communication obstacle to be overcome between client and worker. Counsellors may encounter persons who have been uprooted and transplanted, victims of culture shock, 'casualties of intercultural mobility' (Draguns, 1981, p. 11). This paper examines the unavoidable stress experienced when a person moving to a new culture finds that familiar cues from home are suddenly replaced with strange, ambiguous, and unpredictable cues in the new setting. A 'U-Curve' pattern of adjustment is offered as a conceptual framework for understanding the stressful period of adjustment in a new culture, and several predictor variables are advanced which may influence the degree of culture shock and recovery reported by individuals. The paper concludes with an overview of strategies for wellness, suggestions for promoting adjustment and learning in a new culture. CultureMore than simply a set of customs, culture constitutes a way fully characteristic of organizing life, of thinking and of conceiving the underlying postulates of the principal human institutions, of relating to and interacting with other intelligent human beings. It influences our way of experimenting with the universe, providing a combination of intermediate patterns which channel our feelings and thoughts, making us react in a particular way, different from those who have been submerged in different pattems (Gutierrez, 1973, p. 17).A culture can be understood from this perspective as a network of shared meanings that are taken for granted as reality by those interacting within the network. This view of culture proposes that a community of people tend to construct a common model or map of the world derived from their shared experiences and then use these pre-determined categories as a background or

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Section: Culture Shock and Recoverymentioning

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Cross-cultural transitions and wellness: Dealing with culture shock

Zapf¹

1991

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…IMMIGRANTS EXPERIENCE greater psychological stress than nonimmigrants (Dyal & Dyal, 1981). Stress can be conceptualized as psychological distress or discomfort experienced in daily life events.…”

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Acculturation and Personality as Predictors of Stress in Japanese and Japanese-Americans

Padilla¹,

Wagatsuma²,

Lindholm³

1985

The Journal of Social Psychology

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“…Apart from the stresses discussed above, a sense of isolation, disempowerment and hopelessness in the new social environment has a major impact on the ability of immigrants and refugees to settle into their adopted country, as shown by national and international studies (e.g., Dyal & Dyal 1981 Social isolation was cited as a major issue for Asians engaged in gambling behaviours. Participants indicated that they had become susceptible to gambling as a consequence of their settlement difficulties and experiences of isolation:…”

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Negative impacts of gambling on Asian families and communities in New Zealand

Sobrun-Maharaj

Rossen

Wong

2013

Asian J of Gambling Issues and Public Health

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This paper outlines a project that investigated the impact of gambling and problem gambling on the health and wellbeing of Asian families and communities in New Zealand. This 2-year, multi-phase qualitative project included focus group discussions and individual face-to-face interviews with stakeholders and individuals who have experienced or been impacted by problem gambling across New Zealand's five major Asian ethnic subgroups of Chinese, Indian, Korean, Southeast Asian and Asian with Refugee background. This paper provides details on two major themes that emerged from the data: the role of settlement, the environment and coping behaviours in problem gambling amongst Asians; and, the impacts and consequences of gambling for Asian people and their families. Problem gamblers were found to employ dysfunctional coping strategies to deal with settlement adversities with adverse effects on the mental health and social and financial wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. Based on the data provided by participants, potential strategies have been developed for enhancing resilience through other variables that protect against problem gambling, and moderating those variables that may increase risk for problem gambling. These include: utilising cultural strengths, building trust, normalising help-seeking, educating Asian communities about the dangers of gambling, and creating a supportive social and institutional environment for Asian immigrants.

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Acculturation, stress and coping

Cited by 84 publications

References 24 publications

Cross-cultural transitions and wellness: Dealing with culture shock

Cross-cultural transitions and wellness: Dealing with culture shock

Acculturation and Personality as Predictors of Stress in Japanese and Japanese-Americans

Negative impacts of gambling on Asian families and communities in New Zealand

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