Testing a bilinear domain-specific model of acculturation and enculturation across generational status.
This study attempted to replicate Miller's (2007) finding that a bilinear domain-specific model of Asian American acculturation demonstrated superior model fit when compared to unilinear and bilinear domain-generic models. Current confirmatory factor analytic tests of competing acculturation models in a cross-validation sample of 306 participants were consistent with Miller's findings. In addition, this study provided novel findings regarding the nature of the acculturation process by testing the bilinear domain-specific model across 1st and 2nd generation samples. Specifically, the generational status moderator hypothesis-that a unilinear model of acculturation would be most appropriate for 1st generation individuals and a bilinear model of acculturation would be most appropriate for 2nd generation individuals-was tested with 494 1st and 2nd generation Asian Americans. Contrary to the assumptions of the generational status moderator hypothesis, present findings demonstrated the appropriateness of the bilinear domain-specific model for both 1st and 2nd generation Asian Americans. Present findings also revealed a pattern of shared and unique relationships between cultural orientations and acculturation domains across generations. Implications for research and counseling are explored.
Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, USA. mmille27@umd.edu.
Matthew J
MJ
Miller
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011594:Psychometrics; D012925:Social Conformity; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult