Vietnamese Amerasians: The relationship between biological father, psychological distress, and self-destructive behavior
✍ Scribed by Fred Bemak; Rita Chi-Ying Chung
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 99 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4392
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✦ Synopsis
Vietnamese Amerasians are children who were fathered by U.S. serviceman and civilians during the Vietnam War. Although several studies have been conducted with this population, none have addressed the issue of the biological American fathers and its effect on mental health. This study examines the cognitions and feelings of Vietnamese Amerasians (N ϭ 169) towards their biological fathers and the effect of this on psychological distress and self-destructive behavior. The findings of the study showed that Vietnamese Amerasians' cognitions about their biological American father were significant predictors of both psychological distress and self-destructive behavior. Ethnic and gender differences were found. Implications of findings are discussed.