OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe acculturation among South Sudanese refugees (SSRes) as young adults in the U.S. based on a tridimensional (3D) acculturation framework. METHOD Aligning with a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, the present study was designed to investigate in-depth individual experiences of SSRes in two phases, conducting 19 interviews in 2007 and 11 interviews in 2014-2015. The data analysis employed a modified grounded theory approach. RESULTS A grounded theory emerged indicating that, over time, SSRes experienced quad-dimensional acculturation that included South Sudanese, mainstream American, African American, and African cultures and orientations. Although bidimensional acculturation was prominent in Phase 1, quad-dimensional acculturation emerged and was salient in Phase 2. Furthermore, participants who demonstrated an integrated perspective toward their acculturation tended to report higher life satisfaction scores than those who expressed conflicted perspectives. CONCLUSIONS The findings have theoretical and practical implications for African refugees' adjustment and psychological well-being. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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美国南苏丹难民青年的四维文化适应、文化融合和生活满意度：准纵向定性研究。

目的 本研究旨在基于三维 (3D) 文化适应框架描述美国青年南苏丹难民 (SSRes) 的文化适应情况。方法 与基于社区的参与式研究 (CBPR) 方法相一致，本研究旨在分两个阶段调查 SSRes 的深入个人经历，在 2007 年进行 19 次访谈，在 2014-2015 年进行 11 次访谈。数据分析采用改进的扎根理论方法。结果 出现了一个扎根的理论，表明随着时间的推移，SSRes 经历了四维文化适应，包括南苏丹、主流美国人、非裔美国人和非洲文化和取向。虽然二维涵化在第一阶段突出，但四维涵化在第二阶段出现并突出。此外，表现出对文化适应的综合观点的参与者往往比那些表达冲突观点的参与者报告更高的生活满意度得分。结论 研究结果对非洲难民的适应和心理健康具有理论和实践意义。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。