TY - JOUR
T1 - Biculturalism dynamics
T2 - A daily diary study of bicultural identity and psychosocial functioning
AU - Schwartz, Seth J
AU - Meca, Alan
AU - Ward, Colleen
AU - Szabó, Ágnes
AU - Benet-Martínez, Verónica
AU - Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I.
AU - Sznitman, Gillian Albert
AU - Cobb, Cory L.
AU - Szapocznik, Jose
AU - Unger, Jennifer B.
AU - Cano, Miguel Ángel
AU - Stuart, Jaimee
AU - Zamboanga, Byron L.
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Biculturalism
KW - Daily diary
KW - Longitudinal
KW - Well-being
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.007
DO - 10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059951876
VL - 62
SP - 26
EP - 37
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
SN - 0193-3973
ER -