Abstract
This study examined the acculturative and psychosocial predictors of academic-related outcomes among Cambodian American high school students from an urban school district in the State of Massachusetts. Student participants (N = 163) completed an anonymous survey that assessed demographic characteristics, acculturative experiences, intergenerational conflict, depression, and academic-related outcomes. The main results indicated that acculturative and psychosocial variables were significant predictors of academic-related outcomes. Specifically, Cambodian and Anglo/White cultural orientations and depression played significant roles across the four dimensions of academic-related outcomes, including grade point average, educational aspirations, beliefs in the utility of education, and psychological sense of school membership. This study provides important implications for school-based and family-based prevention and intervention programs in addressing the acculturative and academic challenges faced by Cambodian American students.
Recommended Citation
Dinh, Khanh; Weinstein, Traci L.; Kim, Su Yeoung; and Ho, Ivy K.
(2008)
"Acculturative and Psychosocial Predictors of Academic-Related Outcomes among Cambodian American High School Students,"
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement: Vol. 3
:
Iss.
1,
Article 6.
DOI: 10.7771/2153-8999.1102
Available at:
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jsaaea/vol3/iss1/6
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