title: John Henryism Active Coping, Acculturation, and Psychological Health in Korean Immigrants.
abstract: This study aimed to explore the levels of John Henryism (JH) active coping and its association with acculturation status and psychological health (specifically perceived stress, acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression) in Korean immigrants to the United States. In 102 Korean immigrants, JH active coping was measured by the JH Scale; acculturation by the Bidimensional Acculturation Scale; perceived stress by the Perceived Stress Scale; acculturative stress by the Social, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental Scale; anxiety by the State Anxiety Subscale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; and depression by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The levels of JH active coping in this sample of Korean immigrants appear to be lower than the levels reported in other racial groups. Independent of demographic factors, JH active coping was a significant predictor of higher acculturation status and better psychological health as indicated by lower levels of perceived stress, acculturative stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeongok G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.affiliation: 2 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Barksdale
authors.affiliation: 3 Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Sherman A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: 4 University of Texas School of Public Health at San Antonio Regional Campus, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Lung-Chang
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chien
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: John Henryism active coping; acculturation; anxiety; depression; immigrants; stress