Competence matters! Understanding biculturalism in ethnically diverse adolescents

Alison E.F. Benbow; Adam Rutland

doi:10.1002/casp.2312

Competence matters! Understanding biculturalism in ethnically diverse adolescents

Alison E.F. Benbow^*
, Adam Rutland

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Psychology

University of London

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Abstract

The importance of bicultural competence in negotiating diversity was explored longitudinally with 227 bicultural British female adolescents. Bicultural competence predicted social-psychological adaptation and intergroup attitudes. It also mediated the effects of ethnic identity and perceived similarity on acculturation preferences. Implications for research on adolescents growing up with diversity are considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	366-373
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Volume	27
Issue number	5
E-pub ahead of print	20 Jun 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2312
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017

Keywords

acculturation
bicultural competence
ethnic identity
minority youth
negotiating diversity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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