ASIAN-AMERICAN MENS ACCULTURATION AND GENDER-ROLE CONFLICT

There is limited research on Asian-Americans' acculturation and confli cts with contemporary gender roles. This research assessed three sampl es of Asian-American men's acculturation and gender-role conflict. Dif ferences between Chinese American, Japanese-American, and Korean-Ameri can men's acculturation and the four patterns of gender-role conflict were analyzed. The relationship of demographic and acculturation varia bles to gender-role conflict was also calculated. Subjects (N=125) wer e administered a demographic questionnaire, the Suinn-Lew Asian Seli-i dentity Acculturation Scale, and the Gender-role Conflict Scale. Multi variate analysis of variance showed no differences between the Asian-A merican groups on acculturation and the four patterns of gender-role c onflict. A canonical correlation analysis indicated one significant va riate connecting acculturation with two patterns of issues of gender-r ole conflict: success, power, and competition and restrictive emotiona lity. Methodological limitations and research are mentioned.