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The Moderating Effect of Family Functioning on the Well-Being of Adolescent Immigrants Who Experience Acculturation Distress

Fisher, Ulia M.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3050-8115
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1491572323676755

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy.
The purpose of this research study was to explore if family functioning as perceived by immigrant adolescents (N = 1849), moderates the relationship between felt discrimination and well-being outcomes, through the lens of Structural Family Therapy (SFT). The baseline wave data from Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study was used to conduct the study. Exploratory research questions were analyzed prior to analyzing the moderating role of family functioning: a t-test to analyze the difference in well-being based on discrimination status; a cluster analysis to ascertain family functioning in terms of boundary categories; a t-test to explore the difference in well-being based on boundary category membership. The moderating effect of the perception of family boundaries, was determined with a regression analysis. The SFT family functioning concept was operationalized in order to quantify it. Analysis for exploratory research questions produced significant results. It was found that immigrant adolescents who reported discrimination also reported lower quality well-being, than those who did not report feeling discriminated. Two clusters of family functioning were detected, suggesting two categories of clear and unclear family boundaries. Further, it was found that participants who reported unclear family boundary also reported higher depression scores, than participants in the clear boundary cluster. Lastly, a moderating effect was found between discrimination and well-being outcomes.
Karen Jordan, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Wondimu Ahmed, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
David Tefteller, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Heather Katafiasz, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Boyle Rebecca, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
132 p.
Psychotherapy
Immigration, Immigrant adolescents, Acculturation, Structural Family Therapy, Systemic therapy, Moderation model, Regression analysis

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  • Fisher, U. M. (2017). The Moderating Effect of Family Functioning on the Well-Being of Adolescent Immigrants Who Experience Acculturation Distress [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1491572323676755

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fisher, Ulia. The Moderating Effect of Family Functioning on the Well-Being of Adolescent Immigrants Who Experience Acculturation Distress . 2017. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1491572323676755.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fisher, Ulia. "The Moderating Effect of Family Functioning on the Well-Being of Adolescent Immigrants Who Experience Acculturation Distress ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1491572323676755

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