Lyons-Padilla et al

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To investigate the effect of the type of acculturation on their mental health

Question 2

Method

Answer 2

A questionnaire on 260 first and second generation Muslim immigrants in the US aged between 18-35
1. Asked acculturation strategies and mental health status (ex: significance loss *lack of self-worth)

Question 3

Result

Answer 3

• The more integrated they were the less likely they were to feel a sense of significance loss (higher self-worth)
• The more marginalized they were the more likely they were to feel a sense of significance loss (lower self-worth)

Question 4

Conclusion

Answer 4

• Suggests there are different types of acculturation (integration to marginalization)
• Suggests type of acculturation can cause stress, because those who integrated experienced less significance loss