California State University-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2012 Apr;23(2):159-65. doi: 10.1177/1043659611434058. Epub 2012 Jan 31.
To determine the relationship between acculturation and health status among Arab Americans in southern California.
A cross-sectional survey with 297 adult Arab Americans used (a) a demographic and health survey, SF-36 Version-1, to assess physical and mental health and (b) the Acculturation Rating Scale for Arab Americans-II to assess acculturation.
Participants reported significantly better physical health and worse mental health compared to the published norm for the 1998 U.S. population. Better physical health was associated with demographic factors and bicultural identification; better mental health was associated with attraction to American culture. Attraction to American culture predicted alcohol use, whereas attraction to Arabic culture predicted cigarette smoking.
Different patterns of association existed between acculturation and physical and mental health among Arab Americans.
Findings suggest that acculturation is an important factor to consider in the well-being of Arab Americans, especially in their mental health.
确定加利福尼亚州南部的阿拉伯裔美国人的文化适应与健康状况之间的关系。
对 297 名成年阿拉伯裔美国人进行了横断面调查，使用（a）人口统计学和健康调查，SF-36 版本 1，评估身体和心理健康状况，（b）阿拉伯裔美国人的文化适应评定量表 II 评估文化适应程度。
与 1998 年美国人口的公布标准相比，参与者报告的身体健康状况明显更好，心理健康状况更差。更好的身体健康状况与人口统计学因素和双重文化认同有关；更好的心理健康状况与对美国文化的吸引力有关。对美国文化的吸引力预示着饮酒，而对阿拉伯文化的吸引力预示着吸烟。
阿拉伯裔美国人的文化适应与身心健康之间存在不同的关联模式。
研究结果表明，文化适应是阿拉伯裔美国人幸福的一个重要因素，尤其是在他们的心理健康方面。
