Department of Psychology.
Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri.
J Couns Psychol. 2012 Jan;59(1):97-106. doi: 10.1037/a0025473. Epub 2011 Sep 19.
Based on Berry's (1997) theoretical framework for acculturation, our goal in this study was to examine whether the use of a culturally relevant coping strategy (i.e., forbearance coping, a predictor) would be associated with a lower level of psychological distress (a psychological outcome), for whom (i.e., those with weaker vs. stronger identification with heritage culture, a moderator), and under what situations (i.e., lower vs. higher acculturative stress, a moderator). A total of 188 Chinese international students completed an online survey. Results from a hierarchical regression indicated a significant 3-way interaction of forbearance coping, identification with heritage culture, and acculturative stress on psychological distress. For those with a weaker identification with their heritage culture, when acculturative stress was higher, the use of forbearance coping was positively associated with psychological distress. However, this was not the case when acculturative stress was lower. In other words, the use of forbearance coping was not significantly associated with psychological distress when acculturative stress was lower. Moreover, for those with a stronger cultural heritage identification, the use of forbearance coping was not significantly associated with psychological distress regardless of whether acculturative stress was high or low. Future research and implications are discussed.
基于 Berry（1997）的文化适应理论框架，本研究旨在检验一种文化相关应对策略（即克制应对，预测因素）的使用是否与较低水平的心理困扰（心理结果）相关，对于谁（即，与传统文化认同较弱的人 vs. 较强的人，调节变量），以及在什么情况下（即，较低的文化适应压力 vs. 较高的文化适应压力，调节变量）。共有 188 名中国留学生完成了在线调查。分层回归的结果表明，克制应对、与传统文化认同以及文化适应压力对心理困扰的三向交互作用显著。对于那些与传统文化认同较弱的人来说，当文化适应压力较高时，克制应对的使用与心理困扰呈正相关。然而，当文化适应压力较低时，情况并非如此。换句话说，当文化适应压力较低时，克制应对的使用与心理困扰没有显著关联。此外，对于那些具有较强文化遗产认同感的人来说，无论文化适应压力高低，克制应对的使用与心理困扰均无显著关联。讨论了未来的研究和意义。
