Page No – 269-276
Mohammad Ayoob Lone and Tara Singh
Barkatuallah University, Bhopal
The present study examined the relationship of acculturative stress to general
health of Kashmiri students who have migrated to Bhopal (Central India) for
study purpose. 219 Kashmiri students (52.10% male; 47.90% female) studying
in different colleges and universities in Bhopal were given measures of
acculturative stress and general health. One-way analysis of variance revealed
significant differences in different domains of general health of students
experiencing low, moderate and high levels of acculturative stress. Students
experiencing higher acculturative stress have reported poor health. Results of
simple regression analysis revealed acculturative stress as a significant predictor
of different dimensions of health of students. Overall results indicated negative
effects of acculturative stress on health of the Kashmiri college students. Findings
have been discussed in the light of eco-cultural differences between Kashmir
and Bhopal (Central India) and explained on the basis of Berry’s (1987) ecocultural model of acculturation. Relevance of present finding for student’s health
have been implicated.