Browsing by Author "Kim, Su Yeong"

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    Differential Links Between Expressive Suppression and Well-Being Among Chinese and Mexican American College Students
    (American Psychological Association, 2015-03) Su, Jenny C.; Park, Irene J.K.; Chang, Janet; Kim, Su Yeong; Dezutter, Jessie; Seol, Kyoung Ok; Lee, Richard M.; Soto, José A.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Ham, Lindsay S.; Hurley, Eric A.; Brown, Elissa; Psychiatry, School of Medicine
    Previous research on culture and emotion regulation has focused primarily on comparing participants from individualistic and collectivistic backgrounds (e.g., European Americans vs. Asians/Asian Americans). However, ethnic groups that are equally individualistic or collectivistic can still vary notably in cultural norms and practices regarding emotion regulation. The present study examined the association between expressive suppression and well-being in two collectivistic ethnic groups (i.e., Chinese Americans and Mexican Americans). Results indicated that suppression of positive emotions was related to lower hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among Mexican Americans but not among Chinese Americans. Moreover, post hoc analysis revealed that Mexican Americans with a stronger collective identity reported lower eudaimonic well-being when suppressing positive emotions than Mexican Americans with a weaker collective identity. Suppression of negative emotions, by contrast, was unrelated to hedonic and eudaimonic well-being for both ethnic groups. Overall, our findings underscore the importance of taking into account the role that culture and the characteristics of emotion (e.g., valence) may play in the link between emotion regulation and well-being.
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    Gender Matters: The Influence of Acculturation and Acculturative Stress on Latino College Student Depressive Symptomatology
    (American Psychological Association, 2015-02) Castillo, Linda G.; Walker, Jo Ellyn O.Y.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Weisskirch, Robert S.; Park, Irene J.K.; Navarro, Rachel L.; Schwartz, Seth J.; Krauss Whitbourne, Susan; Kim, Su Yeong; Vazsonyi, Alexander T.; Caraway, S. Jean; Psychiatry, School of Medicine
    The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between acculturation-related variables with depressive symptomatology among Latino college students and the extent to which acculturative stress mediates the association. The extent to which gender moderates these relationships was also examined. Participants were 758 Latina and 264 Latino college students from 30 colleges and universities around the United States. Participants completed measures of acculturation, acculturative stress, and depression. Multigroup path analysis provided excellent model fit and suggested moderation by gender. Acculturative stress mediated the acculturation–depression relationship. One indirect effect was moderated by gender with effects stronger for men: Heritage-culture retention to depressive symptoms via Spanish Competency Pressures. Acculturation and acculturative stress contribute to depression differently for male and female Latino college students. Future research should note the influence of gender socialization on the acculturation process and mental health.