The influence of acculturative stress and coping resources on the subjective well-being of junior high school immigrant students in Hong Kong.

Li Ping.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-63).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1Subjective Well-Being (SWB) --- p.1Life Satisfaction --- p.2Self-Esteem --- p.2Psychological Distress --- p.3Lazarus and Folkman's (1984) Stress and Coping Model --- p.3Migration as a Source of Stress --- p.4Primary Appraisals in Adjustment to Migration --- p.6Acceptance of New Living Environment --- p.6Perceived Discrimination --- p.6Language Competence --- p.7Secondary Appraisals in Adjustment to Migration --- p.8Family Support --- p.8Mutual Trust and Understanding with Peers --- p.10Sense of Mastery --- p.10Role of Secondary Appraisal on the Relationship between Primary Appraisal and SWB --- p.11Mainland Immigrants in Hong Kong --- p.13Adaptation Difficulties of Mainland Immigrants in Hong Kong --- p.14Acceptance of New Living Environment --- p.14Language Barrier --- p.15Differences in Cultural Values --- p.16Discrimination --- p.16Interacting with Unfamiliar Family Members --- p.17Purpose of the Present Study --- p.17Hypotheses --- p.18Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method --- p.21Participants --- p.21Instruments --- p.23Demographic Information --- p.23Life Satisfaction --- p.23Self-Esteem --- p.23Psychological Distress --- p.24Acceptance of New Living Environment --- p.24Perceived Discrimination --- p.25Language Competence --- p.25Family Support --- p.25Mutual Trust and Understanding with Peers --- p.26Sense of Mastery --- p.26Procedure --- p.27Chapter Chapter 3: --- Results --- p.28Effect of Gender on the Psychosocial Variables --- p.28Relationship between Demographic Variables and Psychosocial Variables --- p.30Correlation between Psychosocial Variables --- p.33Model Testing --- p.35Chapter Chapter 4: --- Discussion --- p.41Influence of Primary Appraisal on Mainland Immigrant Students' SWB --- p.43Influence of Secondary Appraisal on Mainland Immigrant Students' SWB --- p.45Relationships among Factors in the Same Appraisal Process --- p.48The Uniqueness of the Present Model in Understanding the SWB of Immigrants --- p.49Limitations and Future Studies --- p.50Implications of the Study --- p.51Conclusion --- p.5