Presentation of the UC

7 Novembro 2024, 11:00 • Lígia Monteiro

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Presentation of the CU: organization and assessment.

Colleen Ward - Negotiating Multicultural Identities

28 Outubro 2024, 14:00 • Lígia Monteiro

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Cultural Identity Styles refer to the dynamic cognitive and behavioural strategies that individuals use for decision-making about managing multiple cultural identities. The Hybrid Identity Style (HIS) involves picking and choosing desirable elements from two or more cultures and blending them together in a novel way.  The Alternating Identity Style (AIS) entails shifting and changing cultural identities depending on the circumstances. Both styles are accessible to multicultural individuals. This presentation describes a mixed-method programme of research on cultural identity styles that: 1) distinguishes HIS and AIS from related constructs in the field; and 2) discusses the antecedents (e.g., motivation to integrate, perceived discrimination) and outcomes (e.g., identity conflict and consolidation, psychological symptoms and well-being) of HIS  and AIS.  The findings indicate that HIS and AIS can be activated by different factors and that HOW one chooses to manage cultural identitities has implications for adaptive outcomes.