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Acculturation and the subjective well-being of Somali immigrants in the United States: An explanatory mixed methods investigation.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Acculturation and the subjective well-being of Somali immigrants in the United States: An explanatory mixed methods investigation./
Author:	Ali, Abdulaziz M.
Description:	110 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Ashraf Esmail.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-11A.
Subject:	Health Sciences, Mental Health. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3331365
ISBN:	9780549893363

Acculturation and the subjective well-being of Somali immigrants in the United States: An explanatory mixed methods investigation.
Ali, Abdulaziz M.

Acculturation and the subjective well-being of Somali immigrants in the United States: An explanatory mixed methods investigation. - 110 p.

Adviser: Ashraf Esmail.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2008.

Somali immigrants escaped from unrelenting civil war only to face complex social and cultural adjustment challenges in the United States (U.S.). However, the impact of the acculturation on the well-being of Somalis has not been documented. The current explanatory mixed methods study examined the relationship between the acculturation strategies and the Subjective Well-being (SW) of the Somali immigrants living in the U.S. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985) was used to measure life satisfaction, and Stephenson's (2000) Multigroup Acculturation Scale (SMAS) captured the main acculturation strategies of the Somali immigrants. The study also employed focus groups to seek (a) community explanation of the quantitative results, and (b) community views of acculturation challenges and opportunities. A sample of 124 first-generation Somali immigrants living in two large U.S. Midwest cities participated in the study. Results indicated significant relationship between the acculturation strategies used by the Somali immigrants and their SW. Integration was related to the highest SW, while marginalization was related to the lowest SW. However, the study found no significant differences in the SW of the Somali genders. Additionally, the focus groups revealed that youth problems were the greatest threats to the community well-being. Finally, while results highlighted some important acculturation issues affecting the well-being of the Somali immigrants, further investigations are encouraged to understand better the acculturation process of the Somali immigrants.

ISBN: 9780549893363Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017693
Health Sciences, Mental Health.

Acculturation and the subjective well-being of Somali immigrants in the United States: An explanatory mixed methods investigation.
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