Abstract
This study examines the roles of ethnic identity, acculturative stress, and news media use in explaining Korean immigrants' civic engagement. An online survey of 1,135 Korean immigrants revealed that a strong Korean identity facilitated their engagement in the U.S. Korean community. However, this coethnic civic engagement was not mirrored by a corresponding civic engagement in their host society. Acculturative stress influenced a particular pattern of news media use: Immigrant Koreans who felt acculturative stress tended to consume more ethnic news media and less U.S. news media than those who did not suffer from acculturative stress. This particular media use pattern held them back from engaging in the civic activities related to mainstream U.S. society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 245-267 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Mass Communication and Society |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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