Acculturative Stress and Bullying Victimization of Multicultural Youth in South Korea: The Moderating Role of Multicultural Parents’ Integration Acculturation Strategy

The current study examined the association between acculturative stress and experiences with bullying victimization, as reported by multicultural youth (i.e., youth from international marriage families, immigrant families, and noncitizen families) in South Korea (n = 2,271) and the moderation role of the integration strategy of acculturation reported by multicultural youth’s parents (n = 2,249). As a dimension of the framework of acculturation, integration strategy is characterized by the appreciation and maintenance of both host and home cultures. Findings showed a significant relationship between youth’s acculturative stress and their experience of bullying victimization. In addition, multicultural parents’ integration strategy of acculturation buffered the association between acculturative stress and youth’s experience of bullying victimization.