We examined two conceptualizations of bicultural identity-the Bicultural Identity Integration (BII) framework (cultural identity blendedness-distance and harmony-conflict) and cultural hybridizing and alternating (mixing one's two cultural identities and/or switching between them). Utilizing data from a 12-day diary study with 873 Hispanic college students, we examined three research questions: (1) cross-sectional and longitudinal intercorrelations among these biculturalism components, (2) links among daily variability in these biculturalism components, and (3) how this daily variability predicts well-being and mental health outcomes over time. Bicultural hybridizing was positively related to, and longitudinally predicted by, both BII blendedness and harmony. Daily fluctuation scores for BII blendedness, BII harmony, and bicultural hybridizing were strongly interrelated. Well-being was negatively predicted by fluctuations in hybridizing, whereas internalizing symptoms were positively predicted by fluctuations in blendedness. These results are discussed in terms of what biculturalism is and how best to promote it.

for their help with the study. Lastly, we would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their very helpful comments.This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the journal. The final version is currently "in press" in Journal of Adolescence. AbstractIntroduction: During adolescence, youngsters are faced with the challenging task of forming an identity. This process can be either supported or hindered by adolescents' family context.The present study used a six-process model of personal identity including the five identity processes described by the dual-cycle model of identity (exploration in breadth, commitment making, exploration in depth, identification with commitment, and ruminative exploration) as well as a sixth identity process of reconsideration of commitment, commonly described in the three-factor model of identity. In the current investigation, we sought to evaluate how adolescents in identity statuses derived from this six-process model differed based on psychological adjustment, perceived family climate, and family communication. Method:A total of 1,105 Swiss adolescents (M age = 15.08; 51% female) completed self-report questionnaires at one time point. Using a person-centered approach, identity statuses were empirically derived and unique profiles for each identity status were identified. Results:We identified six identity statuses: Achievement, Foreclosure, Ruminative Moratorium, Reconsidering Achievement, Troubled Diffusion, and Carefree Diffusion. Statuses with the highest degree of commitment showed the most positive profiles of psychological adjustment and perceived family climate, whereas those with the lowest levels of commitment demonstrated the most negative ones. Adolescents in the Reconsidering Achievement status, however, reported high levels of both parental support and psychological control. Conclusion:The use of the six-process model of identity allowed for the derivation of six identity statuses and provided further insight into how adolescents in different identity statuses confront identity-related issues in the context of their family.

Previous research offers evidence for how overprotective parenting is related to psychosocial maladjustment among adolescents, and documents the parent‐related and child‐related antecedents of overprotective parenting. Using a family systems perspective, the present study aimed at extending this knowledge by looking into contextual determinants of overprotective parenting. More specifically, the goal of this study was to examine associations between adolescents’ perceptions of the coparental relationship (i.e., the way parental figures relate to each other in their role as parents) and overprotective parenting, which in turn was expected to relate to more adolescent anxiety symptoms. A sample of 174 Swiss adolescents (Mage =16.99 years, 73% girls) completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of the coparental relationship (in terms of cooperation, conflict, and triangulation), overprotective parenting, and symptoms of anxiety. Analyses indicated that triangulation, in particular, was uniquely related to higher levels of overprotective parenting, which in turn was associated with more anxiety symptoms among adolescents. These results provide evidence for the importance of considering the larger family systems context for understanding the dynamics involved in overprotective parenting. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

Au cours des dernières décennies, on a assisté à une « pathologisation » de plus en plus importante des conduites à risque à l'adolescence rarement considérées comme de simples comportements de transgression constitutifs de cette période. Pourtant plusieurs auteurs ont souligné l'importance des conduites d'exploration dans la résolution des processus identitaires, d'individuation et de socialisation au cours de cette période développementale. Cet article a pour objectif de proposer une réflexion critique sur les conduites à risque à l'adolescence et examine en quoi l'approche théorique d'Erikson et les travaux néo-eriksonniens sur la construction identitaire offrent des pistes intéressantes par rapport à la compréhension du rôle de la prise de risque au cours de cette période développementale. MOTS-CLÉS : ADOLESCENCE, CONDUITES À RISQUE, EXPLORATION, IDENTITÉ Adresse de correspondance de l'ensemble des auteurs: FAmily and DevelOpment research center (FADO),

The authors would like to thank the families who kindly agreed to participate in this study without whom this project would not have been possible as well as the Youth Department of the Canton of Vaud (Direction générale de l'enseignement obligatoire-DGEO). We also thank Marlène Carvalhosa Barbosa for her assistance in the running of the project as well as the many research assistants who helped in collecting and recording the data.