Asian American adolescents’ adaptation to American society
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v13i1.5986Keywords:
resilience, minority, Asian American, Adolescent, society, mental healthAbstract
As presented by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health in 2019, suicide was the most common cause of death among 15-24 years old Asian American youth. Such devastating influence includes many factors like generation gaps, language fluency, cultural differences, and family problems. Asian American adolescents have gone through experiences of discrimination from prejudices and stereotypes, and many scholars have conducted research on the mental health effects. This paper focuses on Asian American adolescents’ adaptation to conditions in American society today. It can help readers understand how resilience is important in this growing American society and provide a reference for other adolescents on how mental health awareness needs to be considered.
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