...Afruza Akter; Kim Hua Tan Purpose This study aims to explore both home and host country-related cognitive needs that low-skilled Bangladeshi migrant workers in Selangor, Malaysia, sought on social networking sites for acculturation. It also explored how they used various platforms to find...

...Christopher Guadalupe; Shu Su; Julie Gracy Hniang; Mengxi Zhang; Anjolii Diaz Purpose This study investigates how acculturation strategies (separation, marginalization, assimilation and integration) relate to social anxiety among adolescents in Burmese American refugee communities. It also...

... the Democratic Republic of Congo due to trauma and loss. Likewise, the resettlement process, particularly acculturative stress, may exacerbate mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. By recognizing the centrality of family within Congolese culture, this study aims to investigate cultural beliefs...

... neighborhood quality, acculturation and acculturative stress are associated with immigrants’ mental health. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 511 Asian immigrants who were born in their country of origin and immigrated to the USA. Path analysis using analysis of moment structures (version...

... Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Immigrants Acculturation Work culture Remittance African immigrants are among a growing group of new immigrants in the USA. There are 948,061 immigrants in Massachusetts, accounting for 14.4% of the state’s...

...Dana Frisillo Vander Veen Purpose – Obesity and obesity-related health problems are a growing concern for many immigrants in the USA. The literature that examines the linkages between acculturation, resilience, obesity health risks, and obesity outcomes among Black African immigrants is sparse...

... in interference in the processes of integration and acculturation of lifestyle, including those related to diet and physical activity. But there is little about its impact on Brazilians living abroad. This study showed that health behaviors of migrants were negatively altered by migration. Socio‐demographic...

... and parenting practices, together with differential intergenerational rates and styles of acculturation, can affect nutritional and lifestyle choices and be associated with high rates of childhood obesity. Using African cultures as an example, this paper examines these issues. It concludes that, in designing...