AATP Journals

Building a home in Chicago: Integration and mental health in a newcomer Rohingya refugee community. Objective: Since 2010, approximately 1,000–1,500 Rohingya refugees have resettled in Chicago, Illinois, but there is limited literature on their postresettlement experiences. This study explored the relationship between integration (economic, linguistic, navigational, psychological, and social) and psychological distress among the Rohingya community in Chicago, and how it relates to age and gender. Method: This study was conducted in collaboration with the Rohingya Cultural Center in 2019. The survey was verbally administered to Rohingya community members (N = 308; M_age = 37.03; 52% men). A χ² test of independence was used to assess gender differences in employment status. A Generalized Wilcoxon Test was conducted to compare differences in integration and psychological distress among men and women. Multiple γ generalized regression analysis was used to examine psychological distress as the outcome, predicted by integration, age, and gender. Results: Findings showed that men had higher levels of involvement in the labor force than women, as well as higher levels of linguistic integration. Analyses also revealed that women and older participants were more likely to experience psychological distress. Additionally, higher psychological and navigational integration were associated with lower psychological distress. In contrast, lower social integration was significantly associated with lower psychological distress. Conclusion: This study points to the importance of a more nuanced approach to integration, given within-group variability along integration dimensions. Community-level interventions should consider the diverse needs of refugees, particularly those of women and older adults. More research is needed to understand these experiences longitudinally and qualitatively. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Intergroup relations, acculturation orientations, and adaptation of Turkish immigrant descent parents across Europe. Objectives: The current research examines whether Turkish immigrant descent parents’ perceived discrimination, intergroup contact with the majority, nonimmigrant society, and acculturation orientations are related to their psychological and sociocultural adaptation (i.e., life satisfaction and parental self-efficacy). Additionally, it explores potential differences in these relations between three European countries. Method: Participants were parents (M_age = 38.05, SD = 5.81, 85.3%–99.6% female) of Turkish origin from England (n = 293), Germany (n = 338), and the Netherlands (n = 247) who participated in a large-scale structured interview study. Results: As predicted, perceived discrimination was negatively associated with Turkish immigrant descent parents’ psychological adaptation, although not with sociocultural adaptation. Positive contact with the majority, nonimmigrant society positively predicted both psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Contrary to the expected, only desire for contact was positively associated with both psychological and sociocultural adaptation, whereas culture and language adoption was not related to adaptation. Conclusions: Together these findings highlight the importance of majority, nonimmigrant societies fostering conditions and policies that promote opportunities for harmonious interactions between immigrant/immigrant descendants and majority, and nonimmigrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Discrimination and adverse birth outcomes among Latina women: The protective role of social support. Objective: Interpersonal discrimination has been associated with adverse birth outcomes among Black populations, but few studies have examined the impact of discrimination among Latinx/Hispanic populations in the United States, especially in conjunction with resources that could be protective. The present study examined (a) if exposure to discrimination is associated with adverse birth outcomes for Latina/Hispanic women and (b) if prenatal social support buffers these links. Method: In two independent prospective studies of Latina/Hispanic women in Southern California (N = 84 and N = 102), the relation between maternal experience of discrimination and birth outcomes (length of gestation and birth weight) was examined. Additionally, social support was tested as a moderator of these relations. Results: In both Studies 1 and 2, exposures to discrimination predicted adverse birth outcomes. Specifically, lifetime experiences of major discrimination predicted lower birth weight. Additionally, in Study 2, chronic experiences of everyday discrimination were linked to lower birth weight. In Study 1, major discrimination also predicted shorter gestational length. Importantly, in both studies, the presence of prenatal social support buffered associations between discrimination and poorer birth outcomes. Conclusions: Findings implicate discrimination as an important risk factor for adverse birth outcomes among women of Latina/Hispanic descent. Further policies, practice, and research on reducing discrimination and enhancing factors that promote resilience such as social support are needed to facilitate healthy births among Latina/Hispanic women, mitigate intergenerational harm of discrimination-related stress, and advance health equity at birth and across the lifespan. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The impact of hurricane trauma and cultural stress on posttraumatic stress among hurricane Maria survivors relocated to the U.S. mainland. Objectives: Following Hurricane Maria, scores of Puerto Rican “Maria migrants” fled the island with thousands permanently resettling on the United States (U.S.) mainland. Emerging evidence suggests that many Maria migrants are exposed to migration-related cultural stressors, including discrimination, negative context of reception, and language stress. The present study examines the associations of premigration hurricane trauma and postmigration cultural stress with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and positive PTSD screens. Method: Participants were 319 adult (age 18+, 71% female) Puerto Rican Hurricane Maria survivors on the U.S. mainland. Data were collected virtually between August 2020 and October 2021. Participants completed Spanish-language measures of hurricane-related trauma, postmigration cultural stress exposure, PTSD symptoms, and positive screens. Results: One in five (20.5%) Maria migrants reported PTSD scores in the range indicating a likely PTSD diagnosis (i.e., positive screen of 50+). Both hurricane trauma and migration-related cultural stressors independently predicted posttraumatic stress and positive PTSD screens. Additionally, controlling for the effect of hurricane trauma, discrimination and language stress were strongly linked with PTSD. Further, hurricane trauma and cultural stressors interact such that cultural stress predicts PTSD-positive screens at low-to-moderate levels of hurricane trauma exposure but not at high-to-very-high levels. Conclusion: Findings underscore the importance of providing mental health and other psychosocial supports to hurricane survivors and evacuees beyond the immediate aftermath of the disaster, and the need to consider both premigration trauma and postmigration experiences in terms of the mental health of crisis migrant populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Profiles of acculturative strategies and cultural stressors among Hispanic/Latinx college-attending emerging adults. Objective: The present study identified unique profiles of cultural stressors (i.e., bicultural stress, discrimination, and negative context of reception) and acculturative strategies (i.e., heritage practices, heritage identification, U.S. practices, and U.S. identification), in Hispanic/Latinx (HL) emerging adults. Additionally, we examined associations between positive and negative psychosocial functioning, with profiles of acculturative strategies and cultural stressors. Method: The present study utilized a baseline sample of 779 HL college students (75.8% female, M_age = 20.80 years, SD = 2.66) drawn from a daily diary study on acculturation. Results: Latent profile analysis identified four distinct profiles. The Bicultural and Low Cultural Stressors (B-LowCS; 53.55%) was marked by strong heritage and U.S. cultural orientation and low levels across all cultural stressors. The Marginalization and High Acculturative Stressors (M-HighAS; 20.13%) was marked by weak heritage and U.S. cultural orientation, high acculturative stressors, and low discrimination. The third profile, the Heritage Rejection and Low Cultural Stressors (HR-LowCS; 16.05%) was marked by rejection of heritage culture and low cultural stressors. Finally, the Separation and High Cultural Stressors (S-HighCS; 10.26%) was marked by weak U.S. cultural orientation and high cultural stressors. Consistent with past research, the B-LowCS profile was marked by the highest level of positive psychosocial functioning and the lowest levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Conclusions: The results of the present study highlight the usefulness of person-centered approaches for understanding the interplay between acculturative strategies and cultural stressors, and the implications of these distinct profiles on psychosocial functioning in HL emerging adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Viewing violent policing videos contributes to trauma symptoms for Black Americans. Objective: This research investigates how watching videos of police violence and experiences with police contributes to health disparities in well-being that disproportionately negatively affect Black Americans. Method: A large-scale survey of Americans (n = 1,240; n_{Black American} = 286, n_White _American = 954) examined the impact of negative experiences with police and watching violent policing videos as distal (i.e., external) stressors that contribute to symptoms of trauma. The proximal (i.e., internal) stressor of worrying about being stereotyped as criminal by police was also examined. Results: Those who identified as Black were more likely to report negative experiences with police, exposure to violent policing videos, and greater worry about being stereotyped as criminal by police than those who identified as White. The three stressors were, in turn, associated with experiencing trauma symptoms. Conclusions: Exposure to violent policing videos is disproportionately associated with well-being for Black Americans, even when accounting for direct experiences with police. These findings demonstrate the importance of considering vicarious trauma in therapeutic settings and have implications for dissemination of these videos through media channels. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Examining the effects of genetic ancestry information on appraisals of contested racial identities. Objectives: The increasing accessibility of DNA ancestry information may influence perceptions of others’ and one’s own racial identity. The current work tested whether the presence of genetic testing information influenced Black participants’ perceptions of individuals who claim a mismatched racial identity (i.e., a racial identity that differs from their parents), and whether these perceptions are moderated by the amount of corroborating DNA evidence and racial claim of the target. Method: Black participants (N = 1,041) were randomly assigned to read about an individual claiming a Black or White mismatched racial identity. The target either had a majority amount (71%) of corroborating genetic information, a minimal amount (29%) or made no mention of genetic information. Results: When a majority percentage of corroborating genetic information was provided, participants evaluated Black-identified targets more favorably than White-identified targets. Additionally, Black-identified targets were evaluated most favorably when they had a majority amount of corroborating genetic information. Conclusions: Among Black perceivers, a majority amount of corroborating genetic information increased positive evaluations of a mismatched, Black-identified racial claim. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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The being safe, health and positively empowered pilot randomized controlled trial: A digital multicomponent intervention for immigrant women with cumulative exposures to violence. Objectives: Pre- and postmigration exposures to violence are significant social determinants of immigrant women’s health, safety, and well-being, with Black immigrant women being at high risk because of many coming from conflict-zone countries. The existing literature does not report the development and testing of a multicomponent digital intervention to address safety and health issues among immigrant women with cumulative exposures to violence. This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated preliminary efficacy of a multicomponent digital intervention (BSHAPE) to improve health and safety outcomes for immigrant women with cumulative violence exposures, posttraumatic stress disorder and/or depression symptoms, and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors. Method: The intervention was developed based on formative qualitative work and input from women. In the randomized controlled trial, 144 Black immigrant women, average age being 33.6 years, were randomly assigned to either the BSHAPE arm (n = 72) or a control arm (n = 72). Data were collected at four time points over 12 months. A generalized estimating equation analysis was performed to examine group differences in change in outcomes over time. Results: Compared to the control arm, participants in BSHAPE showed significant improvement in multiple outcome measures (e.g., HIV/STI risk). Conclusion: This pilot trial of BSHAPE showed promising results for immigrant women with lifetime exposures to violence, poor mental health, and HIV risk. The study also provided useful information to further improve BSHAPE for a full-scale efficacy trial. The digital BSHAPE can be especially advantageous for violence-affected immigrant women who face numerous barriers to accessing in-person care for their safety and health needs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Family rejection and LGBTQ+ Asian Americans’ psychological distress and disordered eating: The role of conflicts in allegiances and family shame. Objectives: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) Asian Americans experience unique psychological health concerns at the intersection of multiple forms of marginalization. White supremacist, cisheteronormative, and colonial ideals and their structural and interpersonal manifestations may encourage family rejection of LGBTQ+ identities within Asian American family units. Family shame, conflicts in allegiances, and internalized anti-LGBTQ+ stigma were hypothesized as mediators in the association between family rejection and psychological distress and disordered eating. Method: The present study examined family rejection and its impacts on psychological distress and disordered eating in a sample of LGBTQ+ Asian American adults (N = 155; M_age = 24.26; 30.3% gender diverse) using a cross-sectional survey design and path analysis. Results: There was a significant serial mediation such that family rejection was positively associated with conflicts in allegiances, family shame, and psychological distress (B = .12, p = .01). The same serial mediation was nonsignificant for disordered eating (B = .04, p = .26). Conclusions: Results indicate the importance of considering conflicts in allegiances, family shame, and the interpersonal dynamics of LGBTQ+ Asian Americans in understanding experiences of psychological distress and disordered eating. Implications are drawn for further research, clinical work, and broader efforts addressing the larger sociocultural environment that encourages family rejection of LGBTQ+ identity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Effects of racial discrimination on stress, negative emotions, and alcohol craving: A registered report of a virtual reality experiment. Objectives: Racial discrimination experiences contribute to health disparities and can influence individuals’ health. Yet, pathways by which discrimination-related experiences affect alcohol craving remain understudied using experimental designs. Additionally, limited research has examined possible differential effects of “major” discrimination and microaggression experiences in everyday life on alcohol craving. This between-groups experiment examined causal effects of everyday racial discrimination on stress, negative emotions, and alcohol craving. We also tested indirect pathways by which discrimination-related experiences were linked to alcohol craving via stress and negative emotions. Method: People of color and Indigenous peoples participated in the study (N = 184; M_age = 23.90; 47.8% women; 48.9% community adults). Participants were randomized to one of four experimental conditions, in which they experienced in virtual environments either “major” discrimination, microinsult, microinvalidation, or daily hassles unrelated to race/racism. Participants’ levels of stress, negative emotions, and alcohol craving were assessed immediately before and after experimental simulations. Results: Compared to daily hassles unrelated to race/racism, simulated racial discrimination elicited greater stress and negative emotions. Daily hassles caused greater alcohol craving among those who endorsed higher levels of coping motives for drinking. We observed minimal differences in stress and negative emotions across the three racial discrimination conditions, and found no evidence supporting indirect links between racial discrimination and alcohol craving via stress and negative emotions. Conclusion: Everyday racial discrimination—regardless of intensity level—is more stressful than daily hassles unrelated to race/racism. Future research should examine cumulative effects of racial discrimination, and understanding individual difference factors that moderate its immediate and delayed effects. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Parental ethnic–racial socializations messages direct and indirect associations with shift-and-persist coping among minoritized American adolescents. Objectives: The current cross-sectional study examined whether parental cultural socialization, preparation for bias messages, and adolescents’ ethnic–racial identity (ERI) were associated with shift-and-persist coping strategy characterized by reappraising and accepting uncontrollable stressors (e.g., discrimination, poverty) while maintaining purpose and a positive future orientation. Method: Participants were 367 diverse ethnically/racially minoritized (42.2% Black, 25.9% Latinx, 16.1% Asian/Asian American, 12.5% multiracial, 3.3% from other groups) adolescents (M_age = 15.85, SD = 1.17, 68.9% girls). Structural equation models examined the direct effects of parental cultural socialization and preparation for bias messages on youth’s ERI and shift-and-persist, as well as the indirect effects of socialization messages on shift-and-persist. Results: Preparation for bias and cultural socialization were directly related to a stronger ERI for adolescents, but only cultural socialization was directly associated with greater shift-and-persist. Stronger ERI was associated with greater shift-and-persist, and both cultural socialization and preparation for bias were indirectly associated with greater shift-and-persist. Conclusions: Frequent parental preparation for bias may be indirectly associated with minoritized adolescent’s shift-and-persist coping, whereas cultural socialization impacts youth’s shift-and-persisting both directly and indirectly. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Perceptions from the public on farmworker contributions to the U.S. economy and attitudes toward farmworkers. Objective: Farmworkers in the United States contribute to the trillion-dollar agriculture industry through their work in agricultural fields, orchards, ranches, dairies, processing, and packing houses. Seventy-three percent of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States are immigrants and face negative attitudes and prejudices. The present study was designed to better understand how farmworkers in the United States are perceived by nonworkers. Method: Using a sample of 242 adult participants (M_age = 26.85, SD = 9.78; 53.7% non-Hispanic White) from the United States collected online, data were collected on negative attitudes toward immigrants, perceptions of farmworkers’ contribution to the economy, and voting on hypothetical bills related to immigration. Results: Negative attitudes toward immigrants and perception of economic contribution were both significant in estimating voting, as was their interaction. At high levels of negative attitudes toward immigrants, knowledge of the economic contribution of farmworkers buffered the relationship between negative attitudes and support for pro-immigrant voting. Specifically, those who perceived farmworkers to contribute to the economy were more likely to indicate hypothetical pro-immigrant voting. Conclusions: The present study highlights awareness of the importance of farmworkers to our economy in relation to attitudes toward farmworkers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Color-evasiveness and white normativity: Examples set by parents in parent–child interactions in the Netherlands. Objectives: Parents can set examples of social norms about ethnic diversity and interethnic relations in interaction with their children. The present study examined whether and how parents set norms of color-evasiveness and White normativity when playing a social categorization game with their children. Method: In a sample of 141 White Dutch, 73 Turkish-Dutch, and 56 Black Dutch mothers of a 6- to 10-year-old child, behaviors reflecting color-evasiveness (avoiding skin color questions, asking about skin color late in the game, taking relatively long to formulate skin color questions) and White normativity (bias in ethnic–racial focus used) were observed. Two subsamples (mothers approximately 2 years later and fathers) were used to try to replicate results. Results: Color-evasiveness was most frequent among White Dutch mothers and during the version of the game including pictures of South West Asian/North African and Black adults, but did not depend on the ethnic–racial background of the researchers. All mothers who asked about skin color displayed patterns of ethnic–racial focus that reflect White normativity, by focusing on dark rather than light skin colors. This bias was irrespective of their own ethnic–racial background, ethnic–racial background of the researchers, and the version of the game. Patterns of color-evasiveness and White normativity were largely replicated in both subsamples. Conclusions: These results suggest that children might already learn societal norms that conflict with anti-racism in very basic parent–child interactions situations. Future research is needed to investigate how to foster more inclusive social norms such as color consciousness in the next generation and their parents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Childhood adversity and racial discrimination forecast suicidal and death ideation among emerging adult Black men: A longitudinal analysis. Objectives: Disproportionate exposure to childhood adversity and the effects of racial discrimination take a toll on Black American men’s mental health. Despite increasing rates of suicidal behaviors and thoughts among young adult, Black American men, few longitudinal studies examine their risk for suicidal and death ideation (SDI). We tested a developmental model linking childhood adversity (experiences of deprivation and threatening experiences) and emerging adult exposure to racial discrimination to increases in SDI and examined a potential mechanism for these effects, negative relational schemas. Method: A sample of 504 Black men (M_age = 20.7) from rural Georgia were recruited with respondent-driven sampling and completed a baseline survey. Men participated in two additional follow-up surveys (M_age = 21.9 and M_age = 23.5). Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. Results: Analyses largely supported the proposed model. Childhood adversities were associated directly with reports of SDI. Childhood deprivation indirectly predicted SDI via negative schemas (β = 0.03, 95% CI [.014, .046]). Racial discrimination also indirectly predicted SDI via negative relational schemas (β = 0.01, 95% CI [.001, .018]). Conclusion: Study results suggest that clinical and preventive interventions for suicidality should target the influence of racism and adverse experiences and the negative relational schemas they induce. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Cuidándome: A trauma-informed and cultural adaptation of a chronic disease self-management program for Latina immigrant survivors with a history of adverse childhood experiences and depression or anxiety symptoms. Objectives: To develop a cultural and trauma-informed mental health self-management program for immigrant Latina survivors of adverse childhood experiences with depression or anxiety symptoms. Method: Guided by Barrera’s five-stage process for cultural adaptation, we collaborated with multiple stakeholders including clinical psychologists, community health workers, and Latina immigrant women with a history of adverse childhood experiences and depression or anxiety to transform a chronic disease self-management program to be trauma informed, culturally appropriate, and focus on self-management of depression and anxiety symptoms. Results: Adaptations included translating program materials to Spanish, education on how early life adversity and trauma may impact mental health, virtual delivery, more frequent and shorter sessions, and addition of graphics and written prompts in workbook materials. For the facilitator’s manual, culturally relevant vignettes and guidance were added to guide participants through activities and adapt sessions based on participant needs. Conclusions: Barrera’s five-stage process was useful for adapting a program to be both trauma and culturally informed for an underserved population disproportionately affected by trauma and limited access to mental health services. The adaptation demonstrated acceptability with Latina immigrant women and the promise of utilizing unlicensed personnel and technology for increasing the reach of mental health support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Arab American well-being and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: Like other racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States, discrimination has contributed to health disparities for Arab Americans and placed them at increased risk for health concerns that have only persisted with the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the present study was to identify how the wellbeing of Arab Americans was impacted during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Method: Using a qualitative approach, we gathered responses from 604 Arab Americans to open-ended questions. Relying on coders and thematic analysis, common patterns were identified in the data. Results: Themes and subthemes that focused on the impact of COVID-19 were identified in the data set. The themes of negative outcomes included depression, interpersonal loss, and anxiety. The theme of positive outcomes included time with family, heightened reflection, and strengthened faith. The theme of challenging adjustments included disrupted routine and change in plans. Conclusions: As Arab Americans in this study reported numerous mental health outcomes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conclusion that this group warrants attention in the health disparities discourse was further reinforced. The themes discovered in this study can be used to develop culturally relevant health interventions for Arab Americans as a means of beginning to make health care more accessible for this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
View Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A qualitative exploration of minority stress, mental health, and sexual health among Arab immigrant sexual minority men in the United States. Objectives: To examine experiences of immigration, sexual minority stressors, and mental health and sexual health among first-generation (born outside of the United States) Arab immigrant sexual minority men (SMM) in the United States. Method: We conducted in-depth one-on-one virtual interviews with 16 cisgender men residing in different U.S. states. Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify the most salient themes and relationships among them. Results: The experiences of Arab immigrant SMM centered around five themes: “my whole plan was to come to the U.S. to be open to who I am,” “not fitting in” (homophobia, racism, sexual racism, xenophobia), “a lot of impact on my mental health,” sexual health (inconsistent condom use, multiple sexual partners, preexposure prophylaxis use, testing), and coping strategies. Conclusions: Participants reported multiple forms of stressors related to their intersectional identities that affected their mental health, sexual health, and coping strategies. Many stressors were experienced before immigrating to the United States; however, several stressors persisted, and some new ones emerged after immigration. Results call for the development of mental health interventions informed by the unique experiences of Arab immigrant SMM and integrated within community-based organizations to foster adaptive coping strategies, social support, and community belonging. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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Promoting adolescents’ cultural identity development: A pilot study of the identity project intervention in Italy. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Italian adaptation of the Identity Project (IP), a school-based intervention promoting cultural identity formation in adolescence. Method: Participants were 138 adolescents (M_age = 15.66 years, SD = 0.84, 63% female, 37% of immigrant descent) from nine classrooms that were assigned to the intervention or control condition based on teachers’ indications to ensure sustainability. The curriculum was delivered online due to COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions in spring 2021. Youth self-reported on their cultural identity exploration and resolution 1 week before and 1 week after the intervention. Feedback on the cultural appropriateness and salience of the program was gathered from students and teachers via online focus groups. Results: The analysis of qualitative data supported the feasibility and acceptability of the culturally adapted IP, with students expressing appreciation for its interactive approach and the possibility to learn about their classmates’ cultural origins. Analysis of quantitative data indicated that the program led to increases in cultural identity resolution, but not exploration. Conclusion: This pilot implementation confirms the importance of intervening in cultural identity development in multiethnic classrooms in Italy, although further work is necessary to better understand if nonsignificant findings for exploration were due to measurement issues introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic or if program modifications are necessary to stimulate adolescents’ engagement in exploration processes. Delivering the activities in person and without social distancing measures may be crucial to increase its efficacy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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The motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination as antecedents of cultural identity styles. Objectives: The research examined the motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination as antecedents of cultural identity styles, the cognitive and behavioral strategies that bicultural individuals use for decision making in managing and maintaining their ethnic and national identities. Two major cultural identity styles have been distinguished: the alternating identity style (AIS, changing cultural identities depending on the circumstances) and the hybrid identity style (HIS, blending selected aspects of these identities in a unique way). Based on earlier cross-sectional research, we tested the hypotheses that the motivation to integrate would predict greater use of both styles and that perceived discrimination would predict greater use of the AIS, but not the HIS, over time. Method: A community sample of 493 Chinese Americans (56% female, 51.5% first generation, M_age = 53.27 years) completed an online survey at two points in time with approximately a 1-month interval. Path modeling controlling for demographic factors (age, generation) and cultural identity style (AIS and HIS at T1) was used to test our hypotheses. Results: Analyses revealed that younger Chinese Americans made greater use of the AIS and that both the motivation to integrate and perceived discrimination were significant predictors of the AIS at T2. In contrast, only the motivation to integrate predicted the HIS at T2, confirming our hypotheses. Conclusions: The results demonstrate that both personal and situational factors affect the management of cultural identities. The findings are discussed in relation to research on acculturation and integration and theories of social and situated identity identities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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