Lueck and Wilson (2010) - Study | International Baccalaureate

Name of the Researcher(s)

Lueck and Wilson

Year of Publication

2010

IB Questions

• Cultural Influences on Attitude, Identity and Behaviours - Acculturation

Research Method

Semi-Structured Interview

Aim

To investigate which variables play a role in increasing acculturative stress in Asian-Americans and Asian immigrants.

Participants

2095 Asian-Americans and Asian immigrants in the U.S

Half of the sample were first-generation immigrants, the second half second-generation immigrants.

Procedure

1. Participants were interviewed either face-to-face or online with interviewers of the same background.

2. Participants’ acculturative stress was measured through questions about language proficiency, language preference, family cohesion, discrimination, social networks and socioeconomic status.

Results

70% of the sample had acculturative stress.

Risk Factors for Acculturative Stress

• Bilingual preference for English

• Limited social networks

• Not proficient in either language

• Xenophobia/Discrimination/Prejudice

• Poor family cohesion

• Poor economic status

Strengths

+ Interviewers were of the same background as the participants.
+ Semi-Structured Interview —> Flexible Questions
+ Large Sample

Limitations

- Interviewer Effects
- Ecological Fallacy