Abstract
This study compared the ethnic identity and well-being of Korean Americans who were adopted internationally with immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans and Korean international students, as well as the relationship between ethnic identity and well-being for each group. One-hundred seven college students completed measures of ethnic identity and subjective well-being. Immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans had higher ethnic identity scores than the other two groups. Immigrant/U.S.-born Korean Americans also had higher positive affect scores than international students. Ethnic identity was positively correlated with positive affect for all three groups (r = .27 to .34) but was negatively correlated with negative affect for international students (r = -.44). Overall, the results suggest that ethnic identity, although slightly lower than in non-adopted peers, is relevant to the well-being of adopted Korean American college students.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2-17 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Adoption Quarterly |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- Ethic identity
- International adoption
- Korea
- Well-being