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Research paper thumbnail of Living at the Crossroads of Cultural Worlds: The Experience of Normative Conflicts by Second Generation Immigrant Youth

The children of immigrants are often referred to as second-generation youth. Although there is tr... more The children of immigrants are often referred to as second-generation youth. Although there is tremendous diversity among them, they often share the common experience of being bicultural by holding both heritage and mainstream cultural identities. Given that cultures generally promote similar expectations for youth (e.g., showing respect for parents), holding two cultural identities is not necessarily problematic. Even when cultural expectations do differ, these individuals can typi-cally switch between cultural identities (e.g., South Asian at home; mainstream Canadian at school) as a strategy to avoid conflict. For some issues, however, switching between identities will not resolve the conflict because fulfilling the normative expectations associated with one identity is done at the expense of the ones of the other identity (e.g., choosing a romantic partner that is either from the heritage culture or from mainstream culture). The current paper presents a norma-tive approach to un...

Research paper thumbnail of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Are We Really That Different From Each Other? The Difficulties of Focusing on Similarities in Cross-Cultural Research

Research paper thumbnail of Canada, a Fertile Ground for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Theory

Peace Psychology Book Series, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Self-consistency in Bicultural Persons: Dialectical Self-beliefs Mediate the Relation between Identity Integration and Self-consistency

Frontiers in psychology, 2017

Prior research differentiates dialectical (e.g., East Asian) from non-dialectical cultures (e.g.,... more Prior research differentiates dialectical (e.g., East Asian) from non-dialectical cultures (e.g., North American and Latino) and attributes cultural differences in self-concept consistency to naïve dialecticism. In this research, we explored the effects of managing two cultural identities on consistency within the bicultural self-concept via the role of dialectical beliefs. Because the challenge of integrating more than one culture within the self is common to biculturals of various heritage backgrounds, the effects of bicultural identity integration should not depend on whether the heritage culture is dialectical or not. In four studies across diverse groups of bicultural Canadians, we showed that having an integrated bicultural identity was associated with being more consistent across roles (Studies 1-3) and making less ambiguous self-evaluations (Study 4). Furthermore, dialectical self-beliefs mediated the effect of bicultural identity integration on self-consistency (Studies 2-4...

Research paper thumbnail of Development and Validation of the Bicultural Youth Acculturation Questionnaire

Research paper thumbnail of Openness to inter-ethnic relationships for second generation Chinese and South Asian Canadians: The role of Canadian identity

Research paper thumbnail of Statistics as a Second Language? A Model for Predicting Performance in Psychology Students

Research paper thumbnail of Social Factors in Second Language Attrition

Lang Learn, 1985

... competence from Time 2 to Time 3, it seems necessary to consider this loss in the ... Of thes... more ... competence from Time 2 to Time 3, it seems necessary to consider this loss in the ... Of these, none examined the potential mediational role of attitudes and motivation during the incubation ... The third factor, Integrative Orientation, was not related to any of the retention, use, or self ...

Research paper thumbnail of Response of Female Undergraduates to Scenarios of Sexual Harassment by Male Professors and Teaching Assistants

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, Jul 1, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Dysfunctional Communication and DepressionSocial Cognitive Processes

Research paper thumbnail of Why do citizens want to keep refugees out? Threats, fairness and hostile norms in the treatment of asylum seekers

European Journal of Social Psychology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Racelessnes" in a Canadian Context? Exploring the Link between Black Students' Identity, Achievement, and Mental Health

Journal of Black Psychology, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical judgments of depression

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986

In an effort to reevaluate Gough's (1954) classic study of common misconceptions about ne... more In an effort to reevaluate Gough's (1954) classic study of common misconceptions about neuroticism, an investigation was undertaken of the degree to which judges could simulate the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) responses of a clinically depressed patient group. Judgments were recorded of the probability of responding to each of 240 BPI items by a total of 56 university student judges. Judges were assigned randomly to one of two information conditions, one that had only the label "clinical depression" and another that had, in addition, a more extensive definition. Judgmental profiles of depressed patients indicated very high reliabilities (.99) across information conditions, a high association with actual profiles of clinically depressed patients, and differentiation from other psychiatric patients and normal controls. Results were interpreted as supporting the accuracy of judgments of psychopathology, particularly when certain preconditions are met, namely, the use of a meaningful construct of psychopathology and the prediction of behavior relevant to that construct.

Research paper thumbnail of Behavioral responses to discrimination: A focus on action

The psychology of prejudice, 1994

Page 271. Behavioral Responses to Discrimination: A Focus on Action Richard N. Lalonde James E. C... more Page 271. Behavioral Responses to Discrimination: A Focus on Action Richard N. Lalonde James E. Cameron York University In this chapter, we focus on what many social psychologists studying prejudice consider to be its behavioral component—discrimination. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Are We Really That Different From Each Other? The Difficulties of Focusing on Similarities in Cross-Cultural Research

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Personal openness toward interfaith dating and marriage among Muslim young adults: The role of religiosity, cultural identity, and family connectedness

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2014

This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and ma... more This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and marriage. We extended previous research on interfaith dating by examining the role of mainstream cultural identification and family connectedness, in addition to religiosity and gender. Participants reported more openness to dating than marrying a non-Muslim, although the pattern of results was similar for both. As expected, stronger religious fundamentalism and stronger religious identification were predictive of less openness toward interfaith dating and marriage. Conversely, stronger identification with mainstream Canadian culture significantly predicted more personal openness toward intimate interfaith relationships with a non-Muslim. The role of family connectedness was indirectly transmitted through religious identification. Finally, being a man was predictive of more personal openness toward both dating and marrying a non-Muslim. Findings suggest that openness to interfaith romantic...

Research paper thumbnail of Personal openness toward interfaith dating and marriage among Muslim young adults: The role of religiosity, cultural identity, and family connectedness

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2014

This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and ma... more This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and marriage. We extended previous research on interfaith dating by examining the role of mainstream cultural identification and family connectedness, in addition to religiosity and gender. Participants reported more openness to dating than marrying a non-Muslim, although the pattern of results was similar for both. As expected, stronger religious fundamentalism and stronger religious identification were predictive of less openness toward interfaith dating and marriage. Conversely, stronger identification with mainstream Canadian culture significantly predicted more personal openness toward intimate interfaith relationships with a non-Muslim. The role of family connectedness was indirectly transmitted through religious identification. Finally, being a man was predictive of more personal openness toward both dating and marrying a non-Muslim. Findings suggest that openness to interfaith romantic...

Research paper thumbnail of Signs of transcendence? A changing landscape of multiraciality in the 21st century

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Second Language Acquisition: A Social Psychological Perspective

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Language brokering, acculturation, and empowerment: evidence from South Asian Canadian young adults

The present study examined the practice of language brokering (LB) among South Asian Canadian col... more The present study examined the practice of language brokering (LB) among South Asian Canadian college-age adults and how such practice relates to acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, as well as personal empowerment. One hundred and twenty-four young adults reported on three different indices of LB (brokering frequency, diversity of people, and diversity of items translated), as well as measures of acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, and personal empowerment. Whereas brokering frequency and number of people one brokers for were not related to acculturation, findings suggested that the wider the range of items and topics brokered, the stronger the reported acculturation to both mainstream and heritage cultures. Further, brokering for a more diverse pool of individuals was predictive of more individual empowerment, whereas brokering frequency and diversity of items translated were not related to empowerment. Findings point at the importance of going beyond brokering frequency to examine multiple indicators of brokering as they relate to acculturation and personal empowerment. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Living at the Crossroads of Cultural Worlds: The Experience of Normative Conflicts by Second Generation Immigrant Youth

The children of immigrants are often referred to as second-generation youth. Although there is tr... more The children of immigrants are often referred to as second-generation youth. Although there is tremendous diversity among them, they often share the common experience of being bicultural by holding both heritage and mainstream cultural identities. Given that cultures generally promote similar expectations for youth (e.g., showing respect for parents), holding two cultural identities is not necessarily problematic. Even when cultural expectations do differ, these individuals can typi-cally switch between cultural identities (e.g., South Asian at home; mainstream Canadian at school) as a strategy to avoid conflict. For some issues, however, switching between identities will not resolve the conflict because fulfilling the normative expectations associated with one identity is done at the expense of the ones of the other identity (e.g., choosing a romantic partner that is either from the heritage culture or from mainstream culture). The current paper presents a norma-tive approach to un...

Research paper thumbnail of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Are We Really That Different From Each Other? The Difficulties of Focusing on Similarities in Cross-Cultural Research

Research paper thumbnail of Canada, a Fertile Ground for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Theory

Peace Psychology Book Series, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Self-consistency in Bicultural Persons: Dialectical Self-beliefs Mediate the Relation between Identity Integration and Self-consistency

Frontiers in psychology, 2017

Prior research differentiates dialectical (e.g., East Asian) from non-dialectical cultures (e.g.,... more Prior research differentiates dialectical (e.g., East Asian) from non-dialectical cultures (e.g., North American and Latino) and attributes cultural differences in self-concept consistency to naïve dialecticism. In this research, we explored the effects of managing two cultural identities on consistency within the bicultural self-concept via the role of dialectical beliefs. Because the challenge of integrating more than one culture within the self is common to biculturals of various heritage backgrounds, the effects of bicultural identity integration should not depend on whether the heritage culture is dialectical or not. In four studies across diverse groups of bicultural Canadians, we showed that having an integrated bicultural identity was associated with being more consistent across roles (Studies 1-3) and making less ambiguous self-evaluations (Study 4). Furthermore, dialectical self-beliefs mediated the effect of bicultural identity integration on self-consistency (Studies 2-4...

Research paper thumbnail of Development and Validation of the Bicultural Youth Acculturation Questionnaire

Research paper thumbnail of Openness to inter-ethnic relationships for second generation Chinese and South Asian Canadians: The role of Canadian identity

Research paper thumbnail of Statistics as a Second Language? A Model for Predicting Performance in Psychology Students

Research paper thumbnail of Social Factors in Second Language Attrition

Lang Learn, 1985

... competence from Time 2 to Time 3, it seems necessary to consider this loss in the ... Of thes... more ... competence from Time 2 to Time 3, it seems necessary to consider this loss in the ... Of these, none examined the potential mediational role of attitudes and motivation during the incubation ... The third factor, Integrative Orientation, was not related to any of the retention, use, or self ...

Research paper thumbnail of Response of Female Undergraduates to Scenarios of Sexual Harassment by Male Professors and Teaching Assistants

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, Jul 1, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Dysfunctional Communication and DepressionSocial Cognitive Processes

Research paper thumbnail of Why do citizens want to keep refugees out? Threats, fairness and hostile norms in the treatment of asylum seekers

European Journal of Social Psychology, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Racelessnes" in a Canadian Context? Exploring the Link between Black Students' Identity, Achievement, and Mental Health

Journal of Black Psychology, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical judgments of depression

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986

In an effort to reevaluate Gough's (1954) classic study of common misconceptions about ne... more In an effort to reevaluate Gough's (1954) classic study of common misconceptions about neuroticism, an investigation was undertaken of the degree to which judges could simulate the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) responses of a clinically depressed patient group. Judgments were recorded of the probability of responding to each of 240 BPI items by a total of 56 university student judges. Judges were assigned randomly to one of two information conditions, one that had only the label "clinical depression" and another that had, in addition, a more extensive definition. Judgmental profiles of depressed patients indicated very high reliabilities (.99) across information conditions, a high association with actual profiles of clinically depressed patients, and differentiation from other psychiatric patients and normal controls. Results were interpreted as supporting the accuracy of judgments of psychopathology, particularly when certain preconditions are met, namely, the use of a meaningful construct of psychopathology and the prediction of behavior relevant to that construct.

Research paper thumbnail of Behavioral responses to discrimination: A focus on action

The psychology of prejudice, 1994

Page 271. Behavioral Responses to Discrimination: A Focus on Action Richard N. Lalonde James E. C... more Page 271. Behavioral Responses to Discrimination: A Focus on Action Richard N. Lalonde James E. Cameron York University In this chapter, we focus on what many social psychologists studying prejudice consider to be its behavioral component—discrimination. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Are We Really That Different From Each Other? The Difficulties of Focusing on Similarities in Cross-Cultural Research

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Personal openness toward interfaith dating and marriage among Muslim young adults: The role of religiosity, cultural identity, and family connectedness

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2014

This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and ma... more This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and marriage. We extended previous research on interfaith dating by examining the role of mainstream cultural identification and family connectedness, in addition to religiosity and gender. Participants reported more openness to dating than marrying a non-Muslim, although the pattern of results was similar for both. As expected, stronger religious fundamentalism and stronger religious identification were predictive of less openness toward interfaith dating and marriage. Conversely, stronger identification with mainstream Canadian culture significantly predicted more personal openness toward intimate interfaith relationships with a non-Muslim. The role of family connectedness was indirectly transmitted through religious identification. Finally, being a man was predictive of more personal openness toward both dating and marrying a non-Muslim. Findings suggest that openness to interfaith romantic...

Research paper thumbnail of Personal openness toward interfaith dating and marriage among Muslim young adults: The role of religiosity, cultural identity, and family connectedness

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2014

This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and ma... more This study ( N = 234) examined Muslim Canadian young adults’ openness to interfaith dating and marriage. We extended previous research on interfaith dating by examining the role of mainstream cultural identification and family connectedness, in addition to religiosity and gender. Participants reported more openness to dating than marrying a non-Muslim, although the pattern of results was similar for both. As expected, stronger religious fundamentalism and stronger religious identification were predictive of less openness toward interfaith dating and marriage. Conversely, stronger identification with mainstream Canadian culture significantly predicted more personal openness toward intimate interfaith relationships with a non-Muslim. The role of family connectedness was indirectly transmitted through religious identification. Finally, being a man was predictive of more personal openness toward both dating and marrying a non-Muslim. Findings suggest that openness to interfaith romantic...

Research paper thumbnail of Signs of transcendence? A changing landscape of multiraciality in the 21st century

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Second Language Acquisition: A Social Psychological Perspective

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Language brokering, acculturation, and empowerment: evidence from South Asian Canadian young adults

The present study examined the practice of language brokering (LB) among South Asian Canadian col... more The present study examined the practice of language brokering (LB) among South Asian Canadian college-age adults and how such practice relates to acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, as well as personal empowerment. One hundred and twenty-four young adults reported on three different indices of LB (brokering frequency, diversity of people, and diversity of items translated), as well as measures of acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, and personal empowerment. Whereas brokering frequency and number of people one brokers for were not related to acculturation, findings suggested that the wider the range of items and topics brokered, the stronger the reported acculturation to both mainstream and heritage cultures. Further, brokering for a more diverse pool of individuals was predictive of more individual empowerment, whereas brokering frequency and diversity of items translated were not related to empowerment. Findings point at the importance of going beyond brokering frequency to examine multiple indicators of brokering as they relate to acculturation and personal empowerment. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.