Ferguson Gail M, Bornstein Marc H
Department of Human and Community Development University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Doris Kelley Christopher Hall, MC-081 904 West Nevada Street, Room 2015 Urbana, Illinois 61801 ; Department of Psychology Knox College Galesburg, IL 61401.
Child and Family Research Section Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health Rockledge I, Suite 8030 6705 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892-7971.
Int J Intercult Relat. 2015 Mar;45:24-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.12.007.
Remote acculturation is a modern form of non-immigrant acculturation identified among early adolescents in Jamaica as "Americanization". This study aimed to replicate the original remote acculturation findings in a new cohort of early adolescents in Jamaica ( = 222; = 12.08 years) and to extend our understanding of remote acculturation by investigating potential vehicles of indirect and intermittent intercultural contact. Cluster analyses replicated prior findings: Relative to Traditional Jamaican adolescents (62%), Americanized Jamaican adolescents (38%) reported stronger European American cultural orientation, lower Jamaican orientation, lower family obligations, and greater conflict with parents. More U.S. media (girls) and less local media and local sports (all) were the primary vehicles of intercultural contact predicting higher odds of Americanization. U.S. food, U.S. tourism, and transnational communication were also linked to U.S. orientation. Findings have implications for acculturation research and for practice and policy targeting Caribbean youth and families.
远程文化适应是在牙买加青少年中被视为“美国化”的一种非移民文化适应的现代形式。本研究旨在在牙买加一个新的青少年队列（n = 222；M = 12.08岁）中重复最初的远程文化适应研究结果，并通过调查间接和间歇性跨文化接触的潜在媒介来扩展我们对远程文化适应的理解。聚类分析重复了先前的研究结果：相对于传统牙买加青少年（62%），美国化牙买加青少年（38%）报告出更强的欧美文化取向、更低的牙买加取向、更低的家庭义务以及与父母的更多冲突。更多的美国媒体（女孩）以及更少的当地媒体和当地体育活动（所有人）是预测更高美国化几率的跨文化接触的主要媒介。美国食物、美国旅游业和跨国交流也与美国取向相关。研究结果对文化适应研究以及针对加勒比地区青年和家庭的实践与政策具有启示意义。
