Sex Roles
Volume 59, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 326-336

Engendering immigrant psychology: An intersectionality perspective (Article)

Mahalingam R.* , Balan S. , Haritatos J.
  • a Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043, United States
  • c Hope Lab., 1991 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063-1957, United States

Abstract

In this paper, using an intersectionality perspective, we tested the idealized cultural identities model proposed by Mahalingam (Cultural psychology of immigrants. Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, pp 1-14, 2006) using a sample of Asian Americans (N=151). According to the structural model, idealized identities positively relate to ethnic pride, which is positively related to resilience. The data had excellent fit (Comparative Fitness Index=.99). Idealized patriarchal beliefs regarding femininity positively related to model minority pride (b=.34, p<.0001) and idealized patriarchal beliefs regarding masculinity were positively related to model minority pride (b=.29, p<.001). Additionally, model minority pride was positively related to resilience (b=.25, p<.001) which was negatively related to depression (b=-.46, p<.0001). Further, we discuss the significance of the intersectionality perspective in studying immigrants. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Gender Asian Americans John Henryism Model minority myth Marginality

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-50249156416&doi=10.1007%2fs11199-008-9495-2&partnerID=40&md5=08a98192d67a9add5c27434465852588
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9495-2
ISSN: 03600025
Cited by: 38
Original Language: English