Acculturation and Self-esteem Among Indian Immigrants in Portugal

Joana Neto and Félix Neto ()
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Joana Neto: Research Center in Business Sciences and Tourism of Consuelo Vieira da Costa Foundation (CICET-FCVC)
Félix Neto: Faculdade de Psicologia E Ciências da Educação da Universidade Do Porto

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2023, vol. 24, issue 1, No 17, 385-402

Abstract: Abstract The goal of this research was to analyze the process of acculturation and psychological adaptation among Indian immigrants living in Portugal. The sample included 206 Indian immigrants (46% females) with an average age of 36 years. Participants completed measures of acculturation strategies, security, perceived discrimination, attitudes toward ethnocultural groups, ethnic identity, self-esteem, and demographics. Integration was the dominant acculturation strategy for this sample, and integration predicted higher self-esteem. Support for the multiculturalism hypothesis was found, and ethnic identity appeared as a significant predictor of positive feelings about themselves. Furthermore, the extent to which ethnic identity and integration affected immigrants’ self-esteem was analyzed. A path model evidenced that integration mediated the effect of ethnic identity on self-esteem. Ethnic identity experienced by Indian immigrants in Portugal and integration strategy play an essential role in their psychological adaptation. The findings are discussed in terms of the conceptional context.

Keywords: Acculturation strategies; Ethnic identity; Indian immigrants; Multiculturalism; Self-esteem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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