Role of Cultural Intelligence in Acculturation: Explorations on a Physiognomic Minority Diaspora in India |
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| Authors: | Namrata Sharma |
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| Institution: | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to analyse how cultural intelligence (CQ) influences the acculturation process and adaptive outcomes of a physiognomic minority indigenous cultural group in India. This study (N = 246) concerning the northeastern (NE) Indian diaspora in Indian cities outside the NE region. Path analysis showed that integration and assimilation predicted higher adaptation; while marginalization and separation lowered adaptation. Likewise, CQ positively predicted adaptation and also moderated the relationship between acculturation strategies and adaptation. Therefore, findings reflect the flexible facilitative role of CQ in promoting adaptation of minority groups in acculturation context. |
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| Keywords: | Northeast India migration physiognomic minority acculturation cultural intelligence adaptation |
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