Abstract
This article provides a systematic and critical review of all behavioral science research articles about Asian Americans published in 2013. As the fifth review of the series, we followed the methodology and format employed in the first annual review of Asian American psychology articles published in earlier reviews (Juan, Lee, & Bates, 2012; Kim, Wong, & Maffini, 2010; Okazaki, Kassem, & Tan, 2011; Yeh, Yoo, & Lizarraga, 2013) to discuss the trends in content and methods of published research articles in this field. A search using PsycINFO identified 271 articles that were coded for topic areas, research methodology, and populations studied. Similar to previous results, all the reviewed topic areas fit into 3 broader categories of applied issues, specific populations, and culture-specific constructs. Among the 20 topics identified in this review, 11 topics focused on an applied issue (i.e., health and health-behavior, families, psychopathology, counseling and clinical issues, stress/coping, educational experiences, violence, career, spirituality, interpersonal relationships, and measurement). Six topics focused on specific populations (i.e., immigrants and refugees, older adults, women, youth, LGBTQ, and men and masculinity). Three topics focused on culture-specific constructs (i.e., acculturation and enculturation, identity, and racism and discrimination). Finally, we provided a narrative summary of the articles and highlighted 1 or 2 studies for each topic area that either represented the types of studies conducted or demonstrated innovative ways to study Asian American psychology.