Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Volume 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-138

Bidimensional measurement of acculturation in a multiethnic community sample of First-Generation immigrants (Article)

Dere J.* , Ryder A.G. , Kirmayer L.J.
  • a Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Canada
  • b Department of Psychology, Concordia University and Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • c Department of Psychiatry, McGiIl University, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, QC, Canada

Abstract

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. © 2010 Canadian Psychological Association.

Author Keywords

Bidimensional measurement Acculturation Community sample Domains First-generation immigrants

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DOI: 10.1037/a0016145
ISSN: 0008400X
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English