Cultural Orientation of Hmong Young Adults

Tsai, Jeanne L.

doi:10.1300/j137v03n03_08

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“…EA participants were included in the study if they were: (1) born in the United States; (2) had EA parents and grandparents who were born and raised in the United States; and (3) Cultural orientation. The General Ethnicity Questionnaire Á American version (GEQ-A; Tsai, Ying, & Lee, 2000) and the General Ethnicity Questionnaire Á Hmong version (GEQ-H; Tsai, 2001) were administered to assess orientation to American and Hmong cultures, respectively. While HA completed both measures, EA completed the GEQ-A only.…”

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“…Participants rated 38 items on a 5-point Likert scale (1 0/very much, 50/not at all). This measure had adequate internal consistency (GEQA: .87 for EA, .83 for Hmong; GEQH: .88 for Hmong; for additional information about the instrument's psychometric properties see Tsai, 2001). Findings indicated that although HA students reported being moderately oriented to Hmong culture, on average they were more oriented to American (M 0/3.80, SD 0/0.38) than to Hmong culture (M 0/3.36, SD 0/0.47).…”

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Gender differences in emotional response among European Americans and Hmong Americans

Chentsova‐Dutton

Tsai

2007

Cognition & Emotion

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The present study examined the effects of gender on the emotional responses (physiology, self-reports of emotion, and emotional facial behaviour) of European Americans (EA) and Hmong Americans (HA) while they relived past emotional events. Women were more emotionally reactive than men: They demonstrated greater changes in electrodermal reactivity overall, reported experiencing more intense emotion while reliving anger and love, and smiled more while reliving happiness and love. The pattern and magnitude of these differences were similar for EA and HA, suggesting that to some degree, the effects of gender on emotional response may hold across ethnic groups.Stereotypes regarding gender differences in emotion are widely endorsed by members of American culture (In particular, women are believed to express prosocial emotions (e.g., happiness, love) and emotions that imply vulnerability (e.g., sadness) more frequently and intensely than men, whereas men are believed to express Correspondence should be addressed to: Yulia Chentsova-Dutton,

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Gender differences in emotional response among European Americans and Hmong Americans

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Tsai

2007

Cognition & Emotion

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“…Participants' responses were transcribed and coded by two coders (one European American and one Chinese). The coding system used in this study was based on one developed by Tsai (2000) to characterize the different types of responses provided by participants. Participants' responses were divided into units.…”

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What does "Being American" mean?: A comparison of Asian American and European American young adults.

Tsai¹,

Mortensen²,

Wong³

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Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Two studies found that the meaning of "being American" differs for Asian Americans and European Americans. In Study 1, Hmong and European American undergraduates described what "being American" meant to them. In Study 2, Chinese American and European American undergraduates described what "American culture" meant to them. Responses were coded for references to cultural exposure, customs/traditional behavior, ethnic diversity, political ideology, and patriotism. Across both studies, Asian Americans referred to American customs and traditional behavior more than European Americans. European Americans referred to patriotism more than Hmong (in Study 1) and to ethnic diversity more than Chinese Americans (in Study 2). The authors suggest that these differences reflect the distinct statuses, concerns, and experiences of Asian Americans and European Americans.

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“…Hmong Americans have also demonstrated high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Gates et al, 2000;Westermeyer, 1988;Westermeyer, Bouafuely-Kersey, & Her, 1997) and demoralization (Ying & Akutsu, 1997) resulting from the traumatic effects of war, torture, and frequent dislocation. Like all ethnic groups in the United States, Hmong Americans show significant within-group differences in acculturation and adjustment (Tsai, 2001). In this article, we focus on traditional Hmong cultural values related to forgiveness but do not intend to imply homogeneity of Hmong people in the United States or elsewhere.…”

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Toward a Multicultural Positive Psychology:

Sandage

Hill

Vang

2003

The Counseling Psychologist

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The growing field of positive psychology is encouraging advances in the scientific research of developmental strengths and virtues like forgiveness. However, multicultural and indigenous psychology perspectives can raise valuable questions about positive psychology and the relationship between cultural particularity and virtues like forgiveness. In this article, the authors consider the meaning of virtue in psychology and then focus on the culturally embedded nature of forgiveness as a virtue. They illustrate the value of an indigenous psychology approach by describing some of the dynamics related to conflict resolution and forgiveness in traditional Hmong culture. They then consider ways forgiveness research and intervention might need to be contextualized with Hmong Americans.

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Cultural Orientation of Hmong Young Adults

Cited by 19 publications

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Gender differences in emotional response among European Americans and Hmong Americans

Gender differences in emotional response among European Americans and Hmong Americans

What does "Being American" mean?: A comparison of Asian American and European American young adults.

Toward a Multicultural Positive Psychology:

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