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Acculturation: Recommendations for Future Research

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Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families

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In this chapter, future directions in acculturation research and design are suggested which could provide valuable new insights and knowledge. Topics discussed include the importance of subject-selection procedures (ranging from individual characteristics to group commonalities), various measurement issues (such as instrumentation and scoring methods), and research design procedures (including discussion of complexities in design).

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Suinn, R.M. (2009). Acculturation: Recommendations for Future Research. In: Trinh, NH., Rho, Y.C., Lu, F.G., Sanders, K.M. (eds) Handbook of Mental Health and Acculturation in Asian American Families. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-437-1_4

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