Adoption Quarterly
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-17

Comparing the Ethnic Identity and Well-Being of Adopted Korean Americans With Immigrant/U.S.-Born Korean Americans and Korean International Students (Article)

Lee R.M. , Yun A.B. , Yoo H.C. , Nelson K.P.
  • a Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Elliott N219, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Elliott N219, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
  • c Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
  • d Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Elliott N219, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States

Abstract

This study compared the ethnic identity and well-being of Korean Americans who were adopted internationally with immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans and Korean international students, as well as the relationship between ethnic identity and well-being for each group. One-hundred seven college students completed measures of ethnic identity and subjective well-being. Immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans had higher ethnic identity scores than the other two groups. Immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans also had higher positive affect scores than international students. Ethnic identity was positively correlated with positive affect for all three groups (r = .27 to .34) but was negatively correlated with negative affect for international students (r = -.44). Overall, the results suggest that ethnic identity, although slightly lower than in non-adopted peers, is relevant to the well-being of adopted Korean American college students. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Korea Ethic identity Well-being International adoption

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77951046221&doi=10.1080%2f10926751003704408&partnerID=40&md5=67a50db92b71032371271ada5b5cbb10
DOI: 10.1080/10926751003704408
ISSN: 10926755
Cited by: 31
Original Language: English