Correlates of Acculturation Strategies: Personality, Coping, and Outcome

Schmitz, Paul G.; Schmitz, Florian

doi:10.1177/00220221221109939

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“…This relationship has also been supported by several systematic reviews and meta‐analyses (e.g. Berry et al, 2022; Nguyen & Benet‐Martínez, 2013; Safa & Umaña‐Taylor, 2021; Schmitz & Schmitz, 2022; Stogianni et al, 2021). For instance, Safa and Umaña‐Taylor (2021) found that the integration strategy was systematically related to various physical (68%) and psychosocial (74%) health indicators, in line with the Integration Hypothesis prediction.…”

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Evaluating the integration hypothesis: A meta‐analysis of the ICSEY project data using two new methods

Abu-Rayya

Berry

Sam

et al. 2023

British J of Psychology

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The Integration Hypothesis states that acculturating migrants who adopt the integration strategy (i.e. being doubly engaged, in both their heritage culture and in the larger national society) will have better psychological and socio‐cultural adaptation than those who adopt any other strategy (Assimilation, Separation or Marginalization). This hypothesis was supported in the original evaluation of the ICSEY project data, using the mean adaptation scores for individuals in the four acculturation clusters. This conclusion was further supported by an analysis that used scores that were derived from the two underlying dimensions. This paper further evaluates this hypothesis meta‐analytically using two new methods: Cultural Involvement and Cultural Preference; and Euclidean Distance. The results showed that these two methods provided support for the integration hypothesis, for both psychological adaptation and socio‐cultural adaptation. The pattern of relationships was stronger for positive than for negative indicators of adaptation. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 61%

Evaluating the integration hypothesis: A meta‐analysis of the ICSEY project data using two new methods

Abu-Rayya

Berry

Sam

et al. 2023

British J of Psychology

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“…This finding, though, should not be taken to undermine contextual effects on immigrants’ acculturation. Contextual factors like personal experiences of discrimination are well known to impact immigrants’ acculturation (e.g., Schmitz and Schmitz, 2022 ), and such context-unique factors were not analyzed in our study. Nevertheless, the research finding here indicated that values are more important than the particular context in shaping Arab immigrants’ acculturation strategy.…”

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“…The relationship between acculturation strategies and many psychological characteristics has been examined by Schmitz and Schmitz (2022) , including personality, psychological adaptation, emotions, coping styles, cognitive styles and emotional intelligence. However, they found little research linking acculturation to values.…”

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“…Factors that arose during the settlement period that might facilitate or hamper immigrants’ acculturation and adaptation include the multicultural ideology and support from the receiving society (e.g., Berry et al, 2022 ), perceived discrimination and acceptance (e.g., Lindert et al, 2008 ; Buchanan et al, 2018 ), perceived identity incompatibility (e.g., Lepshokova et al, 2018 ), resilience, and self-perceived cultural competence (e.g., Safdar et al, 2012 ), and intercultural/social–emotional competence and intentions to return to homeland (e.g., Fathi et al, 2018 ). Further research has broadened the focus to include immigrants’ other personal psychological characteristics such cognitive styles, emotional intelligence, personality traits, and multicultural personality ( Schmitz and Schmitz, 2022 ).…”

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Basic values as a motivational framework relating individual values with acculturation strategies among Arab immigrants and refugees across different settlement contexts

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There is a lack of systematic acculturation research on the motivations underpinning the behavior of migrants, which could explain how they acculturate and adapt to their new country of residence. This paper examines the link between values, using the Schwartz Theory of Basic Human Values, and acculturation strategies among Arab immigrant and refugee groups across different settlement contexts. The results of Study 1 (Arab immigrants; N = 456) showed, as hypothesized, positive links between strategies and values: the integration strategy with conservation, social focus, self-protection, and self-transcendence values; assimilation with openness to change, personal focus, and growth values; and separation with conservation, social focus, and self-protection. These findings were generally repeated in Study 2 (Syrian refugees; N = 415) except that integration was not associated with self-transcendence and that assimilation was positively linked to self-enhancement instead of openness to change. Our analyses indicated that acculturation preferences are mainly related to motivational values, rather than to different settlement contexts in both samples; however, assimilation seems to be more associated to context than values among the refugee sample. Implications of the findings to the acculturation literature are discussed.

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“…well as certain personality traits (e.g., sociability and openmindedness) and personal values (e.g., openness to change) are associated with a stronger motivation to integrate (Abu-Rayya et al, 2023;Schmitz & Berry, 2011). In the second case, immigrants' perceptions of the acculturation expectations of host country nationals and ethnic peer norms are influential factors.…”

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The motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination as antecedents of cultural identity styles.

Ward,

Szabó,

Ng Tseung-Wong

2024

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: The research examined the motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination as antecedents of cultural identity styles, the cognitive and behavioral strategies that bicultural individuals use for decision making in managing and maintaining their ethnic and national identities. Two major cultural identity styles have been distinguished: the alternating identity style (AIS, changing cultural identities depending on the circumstances) and the hybrid identity style (HIS, blending selected aspects of these identities in a unique way). Based on earlier cross-sectional research, we tested the hypotheses that the motivation to integrate would predict greater use of both styles and that perceived discrimination would predict greater use of the AIS, but not the HIS, over time. Method: A community sample of 493 Chinese Americans (56% female, 51.5% first generation, M age = 53.27 years) completed an online survey at two points in time with approximately a 1-month interval. Path modeling controlling for demographic factors (age, generation) and cultural identity style (AIS and HIS at T1) was used to test our hypotheses. Results: Analyses revealed that younger Chinese Americans made greater use of the AIS and that both the motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination were significant predictors of the AIS at T2. In contrast, only the motivation to integrate predicted the HIS at T2, confirming our hypotheses. Conclusions: The results demonstrate that both personal and situational factors affect the management of cultural identities. The findings are discussed in relation to research on acculturation and integration and theories of social and situated identity identities. Public Significance StatementThe study shows that Chinese Americans are more likely to both blend and alternate their ethnic and national identities when they are motivated to maintain bicultural affiliations. Their management of cultural identities can also be affected by social circumstances with perceived discrimination leading to increased identity alternation. The findings are important because they provide insights into how bicultural individuals navigate their cultural orientations and what factors influence their choices.

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Correlates of Acculturation Strategies: Personality, Coping, and Outcome

Cited by 30 publications

References 214 publications

Evaluating the integration hypothesis: A meta‐analysis of the ICSEY project data using two new methods

Evaluating the integration hypothesis: A meta‐analysis of the ICSEY project data using two new methods

Basic values as a motivational framework relating individual values with acculturation strategies among Arab immigrants and refugees across different settlement contexts

The motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination as antecedents of cultural identity styles.

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