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Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Publication Date

11-1-2025

Abstract

Psychological acculturation strategies and bicultural identity integration have mostly been examined separately in the context of migration. This study explores to what extent these constructs and their subdimensions are related and whether there are overlaps or redundancies between them. Using data from an online survey of migrants (N = 147) in Germany, correlation and regression analyses, an exploratory factor analysis, and mean comparisons were conducted. Significant relationships were found particularly between orientation towards the host culture and cultural harmony, while no association between cultural blendedness and psychological acculturation was found. The factor analysis identified four factors, with primary loadings largely corresponding to the respective questionnaires’ dimensions and few double loadings involving cultural harmony and orientation towards the host culture. MANOVAs and follow-up tests revealed significant differences in cultural harmony scores between acculturation groups of assimilation, separation, and marginalization. The present findings indicate that the dimensions of psychological acculturation and bicultural identity integration are related yet distinct constructs in migrants in Germany. They exhibit limited overlap, particularly concerning the dimensions orientation towards the host culture and cultural harmony, while cultural blendedness may reflect other aspects of bicultural identity integration not captured by acculturation strategies. Thus, both concepts offer valuable but distinct perspectives on the adaptation processes of migrants.

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