There are notable parallels between processes leading to person-environment fit (PE-fit) and processes of selection and acculturation among U.S. immigrants. Thus, a natural question is: Do immigrants benefit from fitting their new environments? PE-fit appears to have uniformly positive effects in the education, career, and personality literatures, but it is unclear whether this would be the case for immigrants. The present study evaluated the PE-fit of U.S. immigrants (N = 39,195) to their new host communities (9,925 Zip Code Tabulation Areas [ZCTAs]). PE-fit varied across immigrants. On average, immigrant PE-fit was lower (b = 0.23 and b = 0.35) than the PE-fit of U.S. natives (b = 0.47; N = 122,339 from 2,374 ZCTAs). Immigrants more closely matched their community's profile when they were older, more educated, from Western countries, or from countries with French or German as the official language. PE-fit was positively associated with immigrant traits of Honesty, Introspection, Creativity, and Industry. Immigrants experienced better PE-fit when they resided in communities with more educated residents, with residents born abroad-particularly in the same world region-or with residents with a similar ethnic background. Finally, immigrant PE-fit was associated with well-being and self-reported health. We discuss the implications for the study of U.S. immigrants and the field of acculturation and propose future directions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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美国移民的人与环境的契合度：一份注册报告。


导致人与环境适应（PE-fit）的过程与美国移民的选择和文化适应过程之间存在显着的相似之处。因此，一个自然的问题是：移民会从适应新环境中受益吗？在教育、职业和性格方面的文献中，体育适应性似乎都具有积极的影响，但尚不清楚移民是否会出现这种情况。本研究评估了美国移民（N = 39,195）对其新东道社区（9,925 个邮政编码列表区域 [ZCTA]）的 PE 适应性。不同移民的 PE 适应性各不相同。平均而言，移民的 PE 适合度（b = 0.23 和 b = 0.35）低于美国本地人的 PE 适合度（b = 0.47；N = 122,339，来自 2,374 个 ZCTA）。当移民年龄较大、受教育程度较高、来自西方国家或来自以法语或德语为官方语言的国家时，他们的形象更符合其社区的形象。 PE 适合度与诚实、内省、创造力和勤奋等移民特质呈正相关。当移民居住在居民受教育程度较高的社区、居民出生在国外（特别是在同一世界地区）或居民具有相似种族背景的社区时，他们的体育适应度会更好。最后，移民体育健身与幸福感和自我报告的健康状况相关。我们讨论了对美国移民研究和文化适应领域的影响，并提出了未来的方向。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。