Psychosocial Correlates of Alienation
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Vol. 14 (3) , 337-351
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002183014003007
Abstract
The major purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between several measures of psychosocial adjustment and social alienation in a sample of Indochinese refugees residing in the United States. Based on interviews with 460 Indochinese heads of households, the results indicated that alienation was negatively related to socioeconomic status, English proficiency, the number of American acquaintances and friends, and refugees' self-perception. Moreover, alienation was positively correlated with the degree of perceived difference between refugees and Americans. Laotian and Vietnamese refugees showed evidence of a more favorable adjustment than Hmong and Cambodian refugees on several measures.Keywords
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