Bidimensional measurement of acculturation in a multiethnic community sample of first-generation immigrants

Bibliographic Data

ID8104643
AuthorsJessica Dere (0000-0001-7545-6131, corresponding author), Andrew G Ryder (0000-0003-3041-7168), L J Kirmayer (0000-0002-6228-1739)
Year2010
Volume42
Issue2
Pages134-138
Publication date2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-400X • E-ISSN: 1879-2669
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0016145
OpenAlexW2017817451
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

Despite the rapid growth of the acculturation research literature in recent years, few studies have examined acculturation among community samples of immigrants in Canada. The present study used a bidimensional approach to examine acculturation among Anglophone Caribbean (n = 109), Vietnamese (n = 97), and Filipino (n = 109) first-generation immigrant adults living in a diverse urban community in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Heritage and mainstream cultural orientations were independently assessed in 3 domains of acculturation: loyalty, behaviour, and situated identity. Across the 3 domains and the 3 groups, the 2 cultural orientations were largely independent, though in the Vietnamese and Filipino samples heritage group loyalty was positively related to mainstream group loyalty. Overall, results support a bidimensional model of acculturation and suggest the value of separately assessing different acculturation domains

Acculturation · First generation · Immigration · Political science · Sample (material · Sociology · Chemistry · Cultural Differences and Values · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Demography · Social Psychology

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