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The successful journey of finding 'home' in a foreign land: An integrative model from a qualitative study of the lived transitional immigration experience of first-generation adult Chinese Americans

机译：在异地寻找“家”的成功旅程：基于定性研究的综合模型，对第一代成年华裔美国人的居住过的过渡移民经历进行了研究

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This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of Chinese immigrants who have successfully adjusted and resettled in the United States. Immigration and its related processes can be stressful and traumatic; migration entails challenges affecting one's sense of personal identity and psychological well-being. This study represents an attempt to obtain a deeper understanding of immigration's challenges, the psychological coping mechanisms used to meet those challenges, and the factors that contribute to successful adjustment and resettlement in the United States.;Participants were recruited through the researcher's social and professional network, using snowball sampling. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews with 11 adult immigrants of Chinese descent who (a) immigrated to the United States more than five years prior to the study, (b) self-identified as having adjusted well, and (c) reestablished their lives in the United States and viewed it as their "home." Grounded theory-based qualitative analysis was applied to the interview transcripts to identify codes, themes, and categories describing the participants' experiences and psychological processes of immigration and resettlement.;Data analysis produced eight thematic categories. The eight thematic categories identified as helpful toward understanding the complex process that Chinese immigrants undergo during adjustment and successful reestablishment of their lives in the United States were (a) migratory loss and grief; (b) acculturative stress; (c) self-determination in reestablishing "home" in the United States and mastering related challenges; (d) learning new skills and learning about U.S. culture; (e) expanding and making use of interpersonal relationships and support systems; (f) use of emotional-focused coping; (g) maintaining positive attitudes and outlooks; and (h) feeling at "home" and well-adjusted in the United States.;A conceptual model was then developed to describe (a) causal conditions that underlie the development of Chinese immigrants' coping and adjustment strategies, (b) the phenomenon that arose from those conditions, (c) the coping and adjustment strategies employed, (d) contextual and intervening conditions that influenced strategy selection, and (e) the consequences of adopting the chosen strategies. In addition, a "Success of Immigration" scale was used to assess the level of successful adjustment. Clinical implications of the study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.
机译：这项定性研究探索了在美国成功适应和重新定居的中国移民的生活经验。移民及其相关过程可能会给人造成压力和创伤；迁移带来挑战，影响个人的身份认同和心理健康。这项研究代表了对移民挑战，用于应对挑战的心理应对机制以及有助于在美国成功进行调整和重新安置的因素的更深入理解的尝试。通过研究人员的社会和专业网络招募了参与者。 ，使用雪球采样。数据来自对11名中国血统成年移民的半结构化访谈，他们（a）在研究前五年移民美国，（b）自称适应能力良好，并且（c）重新建立了他们的生活。住在美国，并将其视为他们的“家”。扎实的基于理论的定性分析被应用于访谈笔录，以识别描述参与者的经历和移民和安置的心理过程的代码，主题和类别。数据分析产生了八个主题类别。被认为有助于理解中国移民在美国适应和成功重建生活中经历的复杂过程的八个主题类别是：（a）迁徙造成的损失和悲伤； （b）适应性压力； （c）在美国重建“家园”并掌握相关挑战方面的自决权； （d）学习新技能并了解美国文化； （e）扩大和利用人际关系和支持系统； （f）运用情绪导向的应对方法； （g）保持积极的态度和观点；然后建立了一个概念模型来描述（a）构成中国移民应对和适应策略发展的因果条件，（b）这种现象的概念模型。这些条件产生的后果；（c）所采用的应对和调整策略；（d）影响策略选择的背景条件和干预条件；以及（e）采用所选策略的后果。另外，“移民成功”量表用于评估成功调整的水平。还讨论了该研究的临床意义以及对未来研究的建议。

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    Chan, WeiKi Elsie.;

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    California Institute of Integral Studies.;

  • 授予单位 California Institute of Integral Studies.;
  • 学科 Clinical psychology.;Mental health.;Asian American studies.
  • 学位 Psy.D.
  • 年度 2013
  • 页码 232 p.
  • 总页数 232
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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