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Peer reviewedSmither, Robert; Rodriguez-Giegling, Marta – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1979
Vietnamese and Laotian refugees scored higher in marginality and anxiety and lower in modernity than Americans. The relationship between marginality and anxiety was negative for Laotians, not significant for Vietnamese, and positive for Americans. These findings question the relevance of the concept of marginality in studying refugees'…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Indochinese
Peer reviewedNicassio, Perry M. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1983
A study of psychosocial adjustment among Indochinese refugees in the United States found that alienation was (1) negatively related to socioeconomic status, English proficiency, number of American friends, and self-perception; and (2) positively correlated with degree of perceived difference between refugees and Americans. Laotians and Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Asian Americans
