Acculturation Experiences of Eritrean Immigrants Living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2021-08
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AAU
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The main objective of this research was to assess the acculturation experiences of Eritrean
immigrants who live in Addis Ababa. The researcher used convenience sampling method to
select 139 respondents for the study. To answer the major research questions of the study,
quantitative method was used. The questionnaire contained points about respondents’
demographic data, acculturation strategy scale, self-evaluated language proficiency scale, stress
scale and coping scale. In order to analyze the quantitative data descriptive statistics, one
sample t test, independent samples t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and partial correlation
were used. The study showed that Eritrean immigrants in Addis Ababa frequently used
separation acculturation strategies. In addition, the study revealed that majority of the
participants have higher Amharic language ability, they are less vulnerable to acculturative
stress, they have good immigration experience and they tend to use positive coping mechanisms
to deal with their stress. Finally, it was recommended that establishing and strengthening
Eritrean community that help immigrants meet and share their experiences would improve their
acculturative experiences
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acculturation, language proficiency, acculturative stress, coping mechanism, migration