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Self-reported integration as a proxy for acculturation: a qualitative study
Yulia Blomstedt1, Ingrid Hylander, Jan Sundquist
1Center for Family and Community Medicine, MigraMed, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden. Yulia.Blomstedt@ki.se
Nursing Research
|December 21, 2006
Summary
Immigrants
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Migration Studies
Background:
- Acculturation research in multicultural populations requires careful consideration.
- Existing unidimensional and bidimensional acculturation measurement approaches have limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare immigrants' self-reported acculturation levels with external measurements.
- To assess the validity of self-reported integration as a measure of acculturation.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative content analysis of 15 in-depth interviews with Russian-speaking immigrants in Stockholm.
- Validation of findings through telephone mini-interviews.
- Participants aged 25-70, with diverse marital and employment statuses.
Main Results:
- Immigrants' self-reported integration aligned with researchers' bidimensional acculturation measurements.
- Self-reported integration encompassed mastering formal integration criteria, resolving homeland grief, and fulfilling internal criteria.
Conclusions:
- Self-reported integration can serve as a proxy for acculturation.
- Further testing in diverse settings and quantitative studies is recommended to confirm applicability.
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