Ethinicty, Gender, Acculturation, Family Relations, and Sense of Belonging as Academic Predictors in Asian Americans

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Abstract

This study contributes to the exploration of factors affecting today’s Asian American college students’ performance by investigating the relationship between ethnicity, gender, acculturation, intergenerational conflicts, and sense of belonging in the institution, on the one hand, and academic performance, on the other. Data were collected from 265 Asian American undergraduate students who completed an online survey. The results of this study revealed that acculturation, intergenerational conflicts, and sense of belonging were indeed significant predictors of academic performance among this population. This study also demonstrates the significant diversity among Asian American college students along the lines of not only ethnicity and gender, but also of acculturation, intergenerational conflict, generational differences in immigration, and sense of belonging.

Authors

• Helen Chung, Education Development Center, Inc.

• Ruth Gim Chung, University of Southern California

• Matthew Jung, Loyola Marymount University