Lau, Wai Yan, VivianWai Yan, VivianLau2018-01-172018-01-1720172017http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/4923Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Dept. of Counselling and Psychology.<br> 95 pagesThis study examined the acculturation experience of Mainland Chinese and Pakistani immigrants in the context of Hong Kong. The relationship between acculturation stress, acculturation orientation, self-efficacy, major socio-demographic factors such as length of residency in Hong Kong, Cantonese language proficiency, and psychological functioning in the two target immigrant groups. There were a total of 141 participants in the study, with 70 Mainland Chinese immigrants, and 71 Pakistani immigrants. Consistent with past research findings, higher acculturation stress was a significant predictor and positively associated with depression, anxiety, and general stress symptoms for Mainland Chinese group, and with depression and general stress symptoms for Pakistani group. Higher self-efficacy was a significant predictor, and negatively associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in both immigrant groups. In contrary with previous literatures, the endorsement of dominant society immersion did not have a positive impact on immigrants’ psychological functioning. In addition, the endorsement was found to be a protective factor in the reduction of depression symptoms for Pakistani immigrants, and reduction of general stress symptoms in both groups. As for socio-demographic factors, only proficiency in reading Chinese words was a significant predictor associated with a decrease in general stress symptoms for Pakistani immigrants. Implication, limitation and future directions were further discussed.enImmigrants Cultural assimilation.Psychology, Social.Thesis