Abstract
The present study examined the impact of individualism, collectivism, and acculturation on family influence in career selection, perceived social support, and life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 52 Asian Americans and 55 European Americans college students (mean age = 22.87; SD = 5.11). Participants completed four measures: Individualism-Collectivism Measure (Singelis et al., 1995), Acculturation Rating Scale-Revision (Cuellar, Arnold, & Maldonado, 1995), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985). Findings suggested that collectivism and ethnicity significantly affected social support while regression analysis showed that life satisfaction was significantly predicted by social support. Finally, path analysis revealed that acculturation influenced individualism-collectivism. No direct or indirect effects were found between acculturation and social support and life satisfaction.