The Acculturation Experience: Attitudes, Identities, and Behaviors of Immigrant Youth

The Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Disorders among Muslims

“…Another issue is of the developmental stage of Muslim immigrants, by age/life stage and by time, in the United States, and its impact on the ongoing acculturation process (Abu-Bader, Tirmazi, & Ross-Sheriff, 2011;Barazangi, 1996;Harker, 2001;Kulwicki, 1996;Phinney, Berry, Vedder, & Liebkind, 2006). Each developmental stage poses unique opportunities and challenges for growth; however these are exacerbated for immigrants and their families, as they are also confronting acculturative stress, loss of culture, intergenerational cultural conflicts, and issues of acceptance in the host culture.…”

“…Immigrant acculturation has been described by sociologists as multidimensional and multidirectional, and essentially disrupting the accepted developmental process (Berger, 2007;Phinney et al, 2006). The issue of acculturation is closely linked to identity development in the host culture.…”

Children of Immigrants: Family and Socioeconomic Indicators for Affluent Countries

“…In the ISCEY study adolescents with the ethnic, national, and diffuse profiles each accounted for about one-fifth of the total, at 19%-23%, while the largest group approaching two-fifths of the adolescents was those with the integration profile at 36% (Phinney et al 2006).…”

“…At the level of individuals, 'Psychological acculturation' refers to the changes an individual experiences as a result of being in contact with other cultures, or participating in the acculturation one's cultural or ethnic group is undergoing (Graves 1967;Sam 2006). Based on a series of questions asked of adolescents regarding their acculturation attitudes, ethnic and national identities, language, peer social contact, family relationship variables, and perceived discrimination, the ISCEY project identified four acculturation profiles: integration, ethnic, national, and diffuse (Phinney et al 2006).…”

Cultural value fit of immigrant and minority adolescents: The role of acculturation orientations

“…One domain refers to behaviors, such as language use, television and media consumption, eating habits, the participation in cultural activities and the establishment of social networks. The second domain refers to psychological processes, such as changes in evaluations and attitudes towards the two cultural groups as well as changes in the sense of belonging to and identification with the two cultural groups (see also Phinney, Berry, Vedder, & Liebkind, 2006). In the current study, acculturation orientations are conceptualized in terms of the second domain -psychological processes -by focussing on identification with the heritage group and the receiving country (see, e.g., Phinney, Horenczyk, Liebkind, & Vedder, 2001;Schwartz, Montgomery, & Briones, 2006).…”