Perceived discrimination and acculturation among Iranian refugees in the Netherlands |
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| Authors: | Annet Te Lindert Hubert Korzilius Fons JR Van de Vijver Sjaak Kroon Judit Arends-Tth |
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| Institution: | aErasmus University Rotterdam, Institute of Psychology, T13-24, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands;bInstitute for Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands;cBabylon, Tilburg University, The Netherlands;dNorth-West University, South Africa;eRadboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The relations between perceived discrimination, perceived acceptance of immigrants, acculturation orientations, and acculturation outcomes (psychological and sociocultural adjustment) were investigated in a sample of 232 Iranian refugees in the Netherlands. A good fit was found for a path model with perceived discrimination and perceived acceptance as correlated antecedent variables, acculturation orientations as intervening conditions, and measures of psychological and sociocultural adjustment as outcome variables. Perceived discrimination was the most salient variable in the model and showed significant associations with all outcome measures. Acculturation orientations (partially) mediated the relations between antecedent variables and outcomes. Gender differences were found. Women reported significantly less discrimination, more positive and fewer negative acculturation outcomes than did men. It is concluded that despite the high levels of sociocultural adjustment of Iranian refugees in the Netherlands, perceived discrimination plays an essential role in their acculturation. |
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| Keywords: | Discrimination Iranian refugees Acculturation |
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