The effects of acculturation and environment on lifestyle behaviors in Korean immigrants: the mediating role of acculturative stress and body image discrepancy
Park C, Nam S, Redeker NS, Shebl FM, Dixon J, Jung TH, Whittemore R. The effects of acculturation and environment on lifestyle behaviors in Korean immigrants: the mediating role of acculturative stress and body image discrepancy. Ethnicity And Health 2019, 27: 157-173. PMID: 31535571, DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2019.1658182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifestyle behaviorsCross-sectional studyPhysical activitySedentary behaviorDietary behaviorsCardiometabolic diseasesBody image discrepancyLifestyle intervention programHealthy dietary behaviorsStunkard Figure Rating ScaleHealthy food accessibilityKorean community centersRating ScaleIntervention programsFigure Rating ScaleHealthy foodsEffects of acculturationEnvironmental supportImage discrepancyAdditional strategiesHigh rateDiseaseBody imageSignificant indirect effectAge of immigrationGender Differences in Acculturative Stress and Habitual Sleep Duration in Korean American Immigrants
Park C, Spruill TM, Butler MJ, Kwon SC, Redeker NS, Gharzeddine R, Whittemore R. Gender Differences in Acculturative Stress and Habitual Sleep Duration in Korean American Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2019, 22: 736-745. PMID: 31377933, PMCID: PMC8291364, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00926-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort sleep durationSleep durationKorean American immigrantsCross-sectional studyHabitual sleep durationGender-specific associationsGender differencesShort sleepMultiple linear regression analysisSleep healthLinear regression analysisCommunity settingsAccount gender differencesAcculturative stressRegression analysisAmerican immigrantsSleepDurationWomenMenSociocultural stressorsAssociationCivic disengagement