Acculturation and health risk behaviors among Californians of Korean descent

Yoon Ju Song; C. Richard Hofstetter; Melbourne F. Hovell; Hee Young Paik; Hae Ryun Park; Jooeun Lee; Veronica Irvin

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.01.013

Acculturation and health risk behaviors among Californians of Korean descent

Yoon Ju Song, C. Richard Hofstetter, Melbourne F. Hovell, Hee Young Paik, Hae Ryun Park, Jooeun Lee, Veronica Irvin

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Abstract

Background. This study examined the effects of acculturation on health behaviors among Korean-Americans in California compared to Koreans in Seoul. Methods. Telephone interviews were conducted with 2,830 Korean-American adults in California (completion rate exceeding 86%) and 500 Korean adults in Seoul (completion of about 50%). Results. Among Korean-Americans, acculturated women were more likely to smoke and drink while acculturated men were more likely to become obese. All Korean-American men reported significantly decreased rates of smoking and drinking compared to Koreans in Seoul. Among both men and women in California, acculturation was associated with high consumption of American foods, and low consumption of traditional Korean foods. Conclusions. These results indicate that more acculturated Korean-Americans were exposed to greater health risk than those who were less acculturated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-156
Number of pages	10
Journal	Preventive Medicine
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.01.013
State	Published - Jul 2004

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Data reported in this paper were collected under a grant from the California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, #9RT-0073 to C. Richard Hofstetter. Work on the project was conducted in the Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health. We thank the Korean-Americans in California and Koreans residing in Seoul who participated in this study.

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Acculturation
Alcohol
Diet
Exercise
Health behaviors
Korean-American
Smoking

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