An investigation of psychological well-being and cultural identity in British Asian Female university students
The aim of this study was to determine whether cultural identity was significantly related to well-being in a sample of British Asian female University students. A cohort, correlational design was used. Seventy-seven female university students of Asian descent (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sr...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2007
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Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2007, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-300 |
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Summary: | The aim of this study was to determine whether cultural identity was significantly related to well-being in a sample of British Asian female University students. A cohort, correlational design was used. Seventy-seven female university students of Asian descent (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan) all born or educated in Britain (age range: 18-29 years old) were recruited from Royal Holloway, University of London, between September 2003 and January 2004. Measures were used that assessed psychological well-being, identity, and family environment. The results were analysed using multiple-regression analyses. On all the measures of psychological well-being, no statistically significant relationship between identity and well-being was found. British identity and Asian identity did not make an independent contribution to the overall relationship between identity and psychological well-being. Overall, the results did not indicate that identity and psychological well-being were related. Clinical implications are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13694670600703429 |