scholarly journals Intergenerational Conflict Among Asian Immigrant Families and Psychological Well-Being: Results from PIETY Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 793-793
Author(s):  
Fatima Abdi ◽  
Stephanie Bergren ◽  
Lisa Lanza ◽  
XinQi Dong
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Intergenerational Conflict ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Cutoff Value ◽  
Asian Immigrant Families

Abstract Research suggests that stress from migration and cultural adjustment may lead to intergenerational conflict (IC) within Asian immigrant families. Current research reports management of IC but fails to acknowledge the consequences it may have on offspring. The PIETY study, a longitudinal study of Chinese adult children (n = 547) in the greater Chicago area, aims to examine the relationship between IC and psychological wellbeing in children of Asian immigrant families. IC is assessed by the sum of items on conflicting opinions with parents based on finances, health, parenting, and lifestyle. Psychological wellbeing was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale with a cutoff value greater than or equal to 14, R-UCLA Loneliness Instrument scored on a binary scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Anxiety Subscale with a cutoff value greater than or equal to 8. Logistic regression was conducted and controlled for age, gender, education, income, marital status, and household composition. Every one-point higher conflict with parents was associated with being 2.31 times more likely to experience stress for the adult child (OR: 2.31, 95% CI: 1.49-3.57, p<.001) and being 4.56 times more likely to experience loneliness (OR: 4.56, 95% CI: 2.79-7.43, p<.001). IC, however, had a nonsignificant positive association with anxiety in adult children. The association between IC and psychological wellbeing suggests that conflict is a result of complex factors, for which interventions could be developed to improve psychological wellbeing and resiliency in families who continue to navigate cultural changes in a foreign land.

scholarly journals Cross Cultural Adjustment - a Catalyst to Enhance Psychological Well Being and Work Performance of Indian IT Expatriates in USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S4) ◽  
pp. 533-542
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose – The present study is an attempt to analyse the impact of cross cultural adjustment on psychological wellbeing and work performance of the Indian IT expatriates working in the United States of America. Design/Methodology/Approach- This study adopts positivist deductive approach it, starts with clear variables which are derived from theory and based on these variables. The data for the study was collected through the structured questionnaire. Design/Methodology/Approach- This study adopts positivist deductive approach it, starts with clear variables which are derived from theory and based on these variables. The data for the study was collected through the structured questionnaire. The sample for the present study was collected from the Indian IT expatriates who are assigned to USA working in the four major IT cluster of USA i.e. California, Washington, New York, & Chicago. A total 634 questionnaires were received indicating a response rate of 52 %. For the current research the questionnaire comprises of 44 items and Likert five poit scale is applied to get the response where formats used for all the measures ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. SPSS 21 and Microsoft excel are the statistical packages regression is the tools used in the present study Findings- A significant relationship was found between cross cultural work adjustment and expatriate psychological wellbeing and work performance. Cross cultural adjustment of the expatriates both to work and general adjustment play an important role in the work performance of the expatriate. A highly adjusted employee performance is better on work than and highly unadjusted employee. When an expatriate is well adjusted to the general environment, the level of psychological wellbeing will be high Originality/value- This study provides insightful findings in understanding the role of expatriate work and general adjustment in the individual level and work outcomes. This study also shows the importance of the demographic variables with impact expatriate adjustment. In spite of the limitations of the research, the study contributed to the international human resources management by exploring the Indian IT expatriates adaptation process in the western context.

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