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Desastres , Inventario de Personalidad/estadística & datos numéricos , Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático/diagnóstico , Estudiantes/psicología , Adolescente , Niño , Análisis Factorial , Femenino , Hawaii , Humanos , Acontecimientos que Cambian la Vida , Masculino , Psicología Infantil , Psicometría , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Servicios de Salud Escolar , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
A model integrating Japanese ethnicity, cultural identity, and anxiety was developed and assessed in Japanese American and part-Japanese American high school seniors (N = 141). Using measures from the Hawaiian High Schools Health Survey, the model incorporated the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Major Life Events Scale, and the Japanese Culture Scale (JCS). Japanese American adolescents scored higher on the JCS and reported fewer anxiety symptoms than part-Japanese American adolescents. Predictors for anxiety were being Japanese American versus part-Japanese American, income, and culturally intensified events. A significant interaction of behavior by self-identification was obtained. The model had good overall fit, suggesting that cultural identity formation may contribute to anxiety experienced particularly by adolescents of mixed heritage.