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Desastres , Inventário de Personalidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/diagnóstico , Estudantes/psicologia , Adolescente , Criança , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Havaí , Humanos , Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida , Masculino , Psicologia da Criança , Psicometria , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Serviços de Saúde Escolar , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
A model integrating Japanese ethnicity, cultural identity, and anxiety was developed and assessed in Japanese American and part-Japanese American high school seniors (N = 141). Using measures from the Hawaiian High Schools Health Survey, the model incorporated the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Major Life Events Scale, and the Japanese Culture Scale (JCS). Japanese American adolescents scored higher on the JCS and reported fewer anxiety symptoms than part-Japanese American adolescents. Predictors for anxiety were being Japanese American versus part-Japanese American, income, and culturally intensified events. A significant interaction of behavior by self-identification was obtained. The model had good overall fit, suggesting that cultural identity formation may contribute to anxiety experienced particularly by adolescents of mixed heritage.
