During the Second World War, more than 22,000 Japanese Canadians were interned to
various locations throughout Canada. While more than 60 years have passed since these
events, there remains limited research on the impact that this event had on this group of
people. Using McCubbin and Patterson’s (1983) Double ABCX model of family stress and
adaptation as a framework, this study used historical narratives of 69 Japanese Canadians to
gain insight into a) how Japanese Canadians coped with the challenges associated with their
internment, and b) what resources they used during this same time period. The analysis of
the coping strategies was done using a modified version of existing measures of coping
strategies (Folkman, Lazarus, Dunkel-Schetter, DeLongis, & Gruen, 1986; Suedfeld, Krell,
Wiebe, & Steel, 1997), and the analysis of resources was done using an adjusted version of
Rettig’s (1995) and Tucker and Rice’s (1985) resource classification list.
There were no statistically significant differences between Japanese Canadian men and
women in their coping strategy use, but that there were differences between the Issei (first
generation) and Nisei (second generation). The Issei used Self Control, Positive Reappraisal,
and Denail more than the Nisei, while the Nisei used Seeking Social Support more than the
Issei. A strong relationship between coping and resources was found; a relationship that has
often been assumed, but never tested. The findings from this study also provided additional
support for the usefulness of using both narratives and the Double ABCX model in research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/2726 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Deyell, Stewart Toru |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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