[en] Luxembourg’s foreign population currently stands at 45%. Consequences of this demographic composition include frequent opportunities for culture contact and mixed-national households. In a series of quantitative studies we investigated how children growing up in this multicultural context organize and experience their nationalities. Do they self-identify in a mono- or bicultural way, and what factors contribute to either identification? How are the nationalities experienced? Participants were recruited at two secondary schools representing different contexts (N = 204, age M = 15.16, SD = 0.84 and N = 225, age M = 15.93, SD = 1.15). An open self-definition measure and an adapted version of the bicultural identity integration scale were used. The results indicate that culture contact alone is not a sufficient condition for self-identification as bicultural. Factors influencing the self-identification process will be presented. Implications for identity processes within increasingly diverse societies will be discussed.
Disciplines :
Social, industrial & organizational psychology
Author, co-author :
Murdock, Elke ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Ferring, Dieter ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Mono, bi or multi? Identification processes in a multicultural context
Publication date :
31 July 2016
Event name :
23rd International Congress - International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
Event organizer :
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology