Nicolas Geeraert
Biographic Data
| ID | 230787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicolas Geeraert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicolas |
| FAMILY NAME | Geeraert |
| SIGNATURE | GEERAERT N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Essex |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0123-4664 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Parent-Youth Acculturation Gaps and Well-Being of Immigrant Youth and Families in the UK: Differential Roles of Mothers and Fathers
According to the acculturation gap-distress model, the acculturation gap between immigrant parents and their offspring is a risk factor for immigrant members and family well-being. Most studies, however, focus on either an acculturation gap between offspring and mothers or a gap between offspring and one parent without a gender specification. As a result, it is unclear whether such a gap-distress relationship exists the same way in both mother-of…
The Longitudinal Examination of Associations Among Coping Styles, Sociocultural Context, and Re-Entry Stress After Study Abroad
This research explored how approach, acceptance, and avoidance coping styles predicted re-entry stress. Second, it examined how home country sociocultural factors (individualism/collectivism, flexibility/monumentalism, cultural heterogeneity, and Human Development Index) predicted re-entry stress. Third, interaction effects between coping styles and country-level variables on re-entry stress were explored. We analyzed data from an 18-month longit…
Understanding perceived Covid-19 changes, collectivism, and social exclusion: A cross-cultural study in 32 countries
Home is Where the Heart is: Implications of Dyadic Acculturation for Migrant Couples’ Personal and Relational Well-Being
Acculturation—the process through which people adopt the sociocultural values of their heritage and settlement cultures—is a complex experience, particularly within family structures. Although the consequences of acculturation gaps between parents and children have been studied extensively, the consequences for migrant couples are often overlooked. We propose that acculturation gaps in migrant couples are likely detrimental for personal and relat…
Desire for cultural tightness: The associated between Covid-19 infection concern and mental health and protective behavior during- and post-Covid-19 lockdown in China
Acculturation in lockdown: The effects of heritage and settlement Covid-19 concern and support on well-being
Sojourner expectations: Are they met and does it matter if they’re not
This research examines the association between cross-cultural travelers’ well-being and the discrepancy between expected and experienced adaptation, in a longitudinal study of intercultural exchange students (N = 1762; Mage = 17 years; 70 % female). Specifically, two competing hypotheses were tested. Whereas the accuracy hypothesis suggests that unmet expectations lead to poorer outcomes, the directional hypothesis proposes that the outcome of un…
We are (migrant) families: The interdependence between family members’ actual and perceived acculturation
Never Mind the Acculturation Gap: Migrant Youth’s Wellbeing Benefit when They Retain Their Heritage Culture but Their Parents Adopt the Settlement Culture
The role of psychologists in international migration research: Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward
This research note addresses the current and potential future role of psychologists in the study of international migration. We review ways in which psychologists have contributed to the study of migration, as well as ways in which psychological scholarship could be integrated with work from other social science fields. Broadly, we discuss four major contributions that psychology brings to the study of international migration-studying migrants' i…
Advancing acculturation theory and research: The acculturation process in its ecological context
The highs and lows of a cultural transition: A longitudinal analysis of sojourner stress and adaptation across 50 countries
The impact of living abroad is a topic that has intrigued researchers for almost a century, if not longer. While many acculturation phenomena have been studied over this time, the development of new research methods and statistical software in recent years means that these can be revisited and examined in a more rigorous manner. In the present study we were able to follow approximately 2,500 intercultural exchange students situated in over 50 dif…
Choose your (international) contacts wisely: A multilevel analysis on the impact of intergroup contact while living abroad
Measures Matter: Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance, and Acculturation Orientation Revisited
Building upon existing measures, four new brief acculturation scales are presented, measuring sociocultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, perceived cultural distance, and acculturation orientation. Following good scale reliability in initial samples, the English scales were translated into nine different languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish). The translated scales were administered …
Acculturative Stress or Resilience? A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis of Sojourners' Stress and Self-Esteem
Intercultural contact may lead to temporary phases of acculturative stress but is also associated with personal growth. While this topic has been well studied, we argue that there has been a lack of systematic investigation in the form of panel data studies. The present article examines the temporal pattern of stress and self-esteem, with measures for sojourners and controls prior to, during, and post intercultural contact. The sojourner sample c…
How fatiguing is dispositional suppression? Disentangling the effects of procedural rebound and ego‐depletion
Recent work has shown that correcting a dispositional inference may lead social observers to over‐emphasize the role of dispositional factors in subsequent judgments. This effect has been explained as a procedural rebound following a phase of dispositional suppression. We conducted two experiments to test an alternative explanation in terms of ego‐depletion. In Experiment 1, we compared the effects of ego‐depletion and dispositional rebound by re…
The return of dispositionalism: On the linguistic consequences of dispositional suppression
Measures Matter: Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance, and Acculturation Orientation Revisited
Building upon existing measures, four new brief acculturation scales are presented, measuring sociocultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, perceived cultural distance, and acculturation orientation. Following good scale reliability in initial samples, the English scales were translated into nine different languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish). The translated scales were administered …
Acculturative Stress or Resilience? A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis of Sojourners' Stress and Self-Esteem
Intercultural contact may lead to temporary phases of acculturative stress but is also associated with personal growth. While this topic has been well studied, we argue that there has been a lack of systematic investigation in the form of panel data studies. The present article examines the temporal pattern of stress and self-esteem, with measures for sojourners and controls prior to, during, and post intercultural contact. The sojourner sample c…
Choose your (international) contacts wisely: A multilevel analysis on the impact of intergroup contact while living abroad
The highs and lows of a cultural transition: A longitudinal analysis of sojourner stress and adaptation across 50 countries
The impact of living abroad is a topic that has intrigued researchers for almost a century, if not longer. While many acculturation phenomena have been studied over this time, the development of new research methods and statistical software in recent years means that these can be revisited and examined in a more rigorous manner. In the present study we were able to follow approximately 2,500 intercultural exchange students situated in over 50 dif…
Never Mind the Acculturation Gap: Migrant Youth’s Wellbeing Benefit when They Retain Their Heritage Culture but Their Parents Adopt the Settlement Culture
Sojourner expectations: Are they met and does it matter if they’re not
This research examines the association between cross-cultural travelers’ well-being and the discrepancy between expected and experienced adaptation, in a longitudinal study of intercultural exchange students (N = 1762; Mage = 17 years; 70 % female). Specifically, two competing hypotheses were tested. Whereas the accuracy hypothesis suggests that unmet expectations lead to poorer outcomes, the directional hypothesis proposes that the outcome of un…
The return of dispositionalism: On the linguistic consequences of dispositional suppression
The role of psychologists in international migration research: Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward
This research note addresses the current and potential future role of psychologists in the study of international migration. We review ways in which psychologists have contributed to the study of migration, as well as ways in which psychological scholarship could be integrated with work from other social science fields. Broadly, we discuss four major contributions that psychology brings to the study of international migration-studying migrants' i…
How fatiguing is dispositional suppression? Disentangling the effects of procedural rebound and ego‐depletion
Recent work has shown that correcting a dispositional inference may lead social observers to over‐emphasize the role of dispositional factors in subsequent judgments. This effect has been explained as a procedural rebound following a phase of dispositional suppression. We conducted two experiments to test an alternative explanation in terms of ego‐depletion. In Experiment 1, we compared the effects of ego‐depletion and dispositional rebound by re…
The return of dispositionalism: On the linguistic consequences of dispositional suppression
How fatiguing is dispositional suppression? Disentangling the effects of procedural rebound and ego‐depletion
Recent work has shown that correcting a dispositional inference may lead social observers to over‐emphasize the role of dispositional factors in subsequent judgments. This effect has been explained as a procedural rebound following a phase of dispositional suppression. We conducted two experiments to test an alternative explanation in terms of ego‐depletion. In Experiment 1, we compared the effects of ego‐depletion and dispositional rebound by re…
Acculturative Stress or Resilience? A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis of Sojourners' Stress and Self-Esteem
Intercultural contact may lead to temporary phases of acculturative stress but is also associated with personal growth. While this topic has been well studied, we argue that there has been a lack of systematic investigation in the form of panel data studies. The present article examines the temporal pattern of stress and self-esteem, with measures for sojourners and controls prior to, during, and post intercultural contact. The sojourner sample c…
Choose your (international) contacts wisely: A multilevel analysis on the impact of intergroup contact while living abroad
Measures Matter: Scales for Adaptation, Cultural Distance, and Acculturation Orientation Revisited
Building upon existing measures, four new brief acculturation scales are presented, measuring sociocultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, perceived cultural distance, and acculturation orientation. Following good scale reliability in initial samples, the English scales were translated into nine different languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish). The translated scales were administered …
The highs and lows of a cultural transition: A longitudinal analysis of sojourner stress and adaptation across 50 countries
The impact of living abroad is a topic that has intrigued researchers for almost a century, if not longer. While many acculturation phenomena have been studied over this time, the development of new research methods and statistical software in recent years means that these can be revisited and examined in a more rigorous manner. In the present study we were able to follow approximately 2,500 intercultural exchange students situated in over 50 dif…
Advancing acculturation theory and research: The acculturation process in its ecological context
The role of psychologists in international migration research: Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward
This research note addresses the current and potential future role of psychologists in the study of international migration. We review ways in which psychologists have contributed to the study of migration, as well as ways in which psychological scholarship could be integrated with work from other social science fields. Broadly, we discuss four major contributions that psychology brings to the study of international migration-studying migrants' i…
Never Mind the Acculturation Gap: Migrant Youth’s Wellbeing Benefit when They Retain Their Heritage Culture but Their Parents Adopt the Settlement Culture
Sojourner expectations: Are they met and does it matter if they’re not
This research examines the association between cross-cultural travelers’ well-being and the discrepancy between expected and experienced adaptation, in a longitudinal study of intercultural exchange students (N = 1762; Mage = 17 years; 70 % female). Specifically, two competing hypotheses were tested. Whereas the accuracy hypothesis suggests that unmet expectations lead to poorer outcomes, the directional hypothesis proposes that the outcome of un…
We are (migrant) families: The interdependence between family members’ actual and perceived acculturation
Home is Where the Heart is: Implications of Dyadic Acculturation for Migrant Couples’ Personal and Relational Well-Being
Acculturation—the process through which people adopt the sociocultural values of their heritage and settlement cultures—is a complex experience, particularly within family structures. Although the consequences of acculturation gaps between parents and children have been studied extensively, the consequences for migrant couples are often overlooked. We propose that acculturation gaps in migrant couples are likely detrimental for personal and relat…
Desire for cultural tightness: The associated between Covid-19 infection concern and mental health and protective behavior during- and post-Covid-19 lockdown in China
Acculturation in lockdown: The effects of heritage and settlement Covid-19 concern and support on well-being
The Longitudinal Examination of Associations Among Coping Styles, Sociocultural Context, and Re-Entry Stress After Study Abroad
This research explored how approach, acceptance, and avoidance coping styles predicted re-entry stress. Second, it examined how home country sociocultural factors (individualism/collectivism, flexibility/monumentalism, cultural heterogeneity, and Human Development Index) predicted re-entry stress. Third, interaction effects between coping styles and country-level variables on re-entry stress were explored. We analyzed data from an 18-month longit…
Understanding perceived Covid-19 changes, collectivism, and social exclusion: A cross-cultural study in 32 countries
Parent-Youth Acculturation Gaps and Well-Being of Immigrant Youth and Families in the UK: Differential Roles of Mothers and Fathers
According to the acculturation gap-distress model, the acculturation gap between immigrant parents and their offspring is a risk factor for immigrant members and family well-being. Most studies, however, focus on either an acculturation gap between offspring and mothers or a gap between offspring and one parent without a gender specification. As a result, it is unclear whether such a gap-distress relationship exists the same way in both mother-of…
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Acculturation (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (8 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (8 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Immigration (6 works) · Sociology (5 works)