Acculturation, well-being and classroom behaviour among white British and British Asian primary-school children in the south–east of England: Validating a child-friendly measure of acculturation attitudes |
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| Authors: | Dennis Nigbur Rupert Brown Lindsey Cameron Rosa Hossain Anick Landau Dominique Le Touze Adam Rutland Charles Watters |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QU, UK;bDepartment of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK;cDepartment of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NP, UK |
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| Abstract: | Using a sample of white British and British Asian primary-school children (N = 386, aged 5–11 years), we measured acculturation attitudes (own and perceived outgroup), correlated constructs (ingroup and outgroup affect and identification) and relevant outcomes (self-esteem, classroom demeanour) in a structured interview to validate a customised, child-friendly measure of acculturation attitudes based on Berry's framework. Scale items measuring desire for culture maintenance and intergroup contact loaded onto the predicted factors, were internally reliable and showed concurrent validity with affect and identification. The predictive utility of measures was demonstrated in associations between children's acculturation attitudes (or perceived discrepancies with those of the outgroup) and outcomes such as self-esteem and teacher ratings of emotional symptoms. |
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| Keywords: | Acculturation Ethnic identity Social identity Mental health |
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