Bicultural Identity and Self/Group Personality Perceptions

In two samples of Latino biculturals, we examined the link between bicultural identity integration (BII; degree of compatibility vs. opposition perceived between ethnic and mainstream cultural orientations; Benet-Martínez & Haritatos, 2005 ) and the psychological overlap/distance between the per...

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Published inSelf and identity Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 430 - 445
Main Authors Miramontez, Daniel R., Benet-Martínez, Verónica, Nguyen, Angela-Minhtú D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Psychology Press 01.10.2008
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Bicultural identity
Group-perceptions
Personality
Self-perceptions
Stereotypes
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ISSN1529-8868
1529-8876
DOI10.1080/15298860701833119

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Summary:In two samples of Latino biculturals, we examined the link between bicultural identity integration (BII; degree of compatibility vs. opposition perceived between ethnic and mainstream cultural orientations; Benet-Martínez & Haritatos, 2005 ) and the psychological overlap/distance between the personality traits ascribed to the self, a typical Latino, and a typical Anglo American. As predicted, BII's component of blendedness (vs. distance) was consistently and positively associated with higher overlap between personality ratings of the self and a typical Latino, the self and a typical Anglo American, and a typical Latino and a typical Anglo American. Also as predicted, results with BII's component of harmony (vs. conflict) were not robust. Overall, our results suggest that biculturals with integrated cultural identities have social perceptions of themselves and their cultural in-groups that are closely aligned together, supporting social identity theory.
ISSN:1529-8868
1529-8876
DOI:10.1080/15298860701833119