Asian values scale: comparisons of Korean and Korean-American high school students.
This study was intended to examine mean differences on the Asian Values Scale between Korean and Korean-American high school students. For 199 Korean and 217 second generation Korean-American high school students, means on emotional self-control and collectivism were significantly different. A two-sample t test on the mean scores of Korean high school students (M=4.5, SD=0.6) and second-generation Korean-American high school students (M=3.9, SD=0.5) indicated significant differences (p<.001). This present study contrasts directly with Kim, Atkinson, and Yang's past findings of no differences between first- and second-generation Asian college students.
Lee
Sang Bok
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Department of Theology, Pastoral Counseling Program, Kangnam University, San 6-2, Gugal-Ri, Giheung-Eup, Yongin-City, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea 449-702. sanglee@kangnam.ac.kr