scholarly journals Cross-race and cross-ethnic friendships and psychological well-being trajectories among Asian American adolescents: Variations by school context.

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 2121-2136
Author(s):  
Shizhu Liu ◽  
Yijie Wang ◽  
Amy K. Nuttall
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
School Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Asian American Adolescents

The Psychological Well-Being of Taiwanese Youth

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Chun Yi ◽  
Chyi-In Wu ◽  
Ying-Hwa Chang ◽  
Ming-Yi Chang
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
School Context ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quadratic Growth ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Over Time

This study examines the growth trajectory of the psychological well-being of Taiwanese adolescents from early to late adolescence. Under the competitive educational system in Taiwan, family and school context are two major loci accounting for the developmental outcome. Data are taken from the Taiwan Youth Project, which is a longitudinal panel study of 2696 students since the year 2000. The study uses individual depressive symptoms as the dependent variable. Family cohesion, family educational strategy as well as classroom effects at school are chosen to indicate the potential contextual influence. Using the latent growth curve method, the analysis confirms that family and school factors do produce different effects over time. Family context is salient at the initial status, but not for subsequent development. Class cohesion as well as adolescents' perceptions of unfairness by teachers determine the depressive level, the linear slope and the non-linear quadratic growth curve. In other words, once the adolescent gets used to junior high school, the school context tends to exert more pronounced effects. Further analysis on gender comparisons indicates that selective family and school effects are more pronounced among females, with a greater degree of depressive symptoms over time. The article concludes that while family and school have different impacts on the growth curve of individual depressive symptoms, the school context exerts salient effects over an adolescent's life course.

Economic Hardship and Adaptation Among Asian American Families

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masako Ishii-Kuntz ◽  
Jessica N. Gomel ◽  
Barbara J. Tinsley ◽  
Ross D. Parke
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Occupational Prestige ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
American Families

Asian American families are often portrayed as affluent, having achieved a high level of education and occupational prestige. Despite this model-minority image, many Asian Americans suffer from economic hardship. Using a sample of 95 Asian Americans, this study examines the effect of perceived economic hardship on coping behavior, family relations, family roles, and psychological well-being among members of this understudied minority population. Findings indicate that family roles and psychological well-being of Asian Americans are directly influenced by their perception of economic distress. However, coping behaviors do not necessarily mediate these relationships. These findings are discussed in light of a conceptual model, and future directions for research are suggested.

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