Finding Myself Abroad: Adolescent Identity Processes and Sociocultural Adaptation During Intercultural Transitions
Finding Myself Abroad: Adolescent Identity Processes and Sociocultural Adaptation During Intercultural Transitions
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DOI：
10.1177/0022022119831785
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发表时间：
2019-05-01
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3
通讯作者：
Neyer, Franz J.
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作者：
Greischel, Henriette;Noack, Peter;Neyer, Franz J.
本研究探讨身份发展和社会文化适应（SCA）的背景下，国际流动的经验。具体而言，我们调查的变化和动态的互动SCA和主机和家庭身份的承诺和重新考虑的青少年逗留的尺寸。因此，我们使用457名德国高中交换生（72.00%为女性; M年龄= 15.49岁，SD = 0.70岁）的数据，在5个月的时间内，在两个场合研究人格特征的纵向相互作用。第一波数据收集（T1）发生在文化过渡后8周。出国7个月后，进行第二次测量（T2）。纵向分析显示，在研究过程中，寄宿者重新考虑、家庭承诺和SCA有所增加，而家庭重新考虑则大幅减少。此外，最初的身份水平预测SCA的变化，而适应水平没有表现出预测作用，后来的身份变化。主观和客观的社会文化距离的指标进行了测试，作为调节器的影响，在适应的变化上的身份。然而，结果表明，身份对适应的影响是独立的文化距离的影响，这进一步支持了身份效应模式的鲁棒性。本研究增加了一个纵向的角度对协会的身份和适应，并有助于了解他们的动态相互作用在跨文化过渡。
The present study examined identity development and sociocultural adaptation (SCA) in the context of international mobility experiences. Specifically, we investigated changes and dynamic interactions of SCA and the Host and Home identity dimensions of commitment and reconsideration for adolescent sojourners. Therefore, we used data from 457 German high school exchange students (72.00% female; M age = 15.49 years, SD = 0.70 years) to study the longitudinal interplay of personality characteristics at two occasions over a period of 5 months. The first wave of data collection (T1) took place 8 weeks after the cultural transition. After 7 months abroad, the second measurement (T2) was taken. Longitudinal analyses revealed increases in Host reconsideration, Home commitment, and SCA, as well as a substantial decrease in Home reconsideration over the course of the study. In addition, initial identity levels predicted changes in SCA, whereas adaptation levels showed no predictive effect on later identity change. Indicators of subjective and objective sociocultural distance were tested as moderators for the effect of identity on changes in adaptation. However, results indicated that the impact identity had on adaptation was independent from influences of cultural distance, which further supported the robustness of identity effect patterns. The present research adds a longitudinal perspective on the association of identity and adaptation and contributes to the understanding of their dynamic interplay during cross-cultural transitions.