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Bicultural adolescents' anger regulation: in between two cultures?
Sheida Novin1, Robin Banerjee, Carolien Rieffe
1Developmental Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. snovin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Cognition & Emotion
|August 10, 2011
Summary
Bicultural adolescents
Area of Science:
- Cross-cultural psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Social psychology
Background:
- Bicultural individuals navigate dual cultural demands, potentially impacting emotion regulation.
- Adolescence is a critical period for identity formation and emotion regulation development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate anger regulation strategies in bicultural Moroccan-Dutch adolescents.
- To compare these strategies with those of monocultural Dutch and Moroccan adolescents.
- To examine the influence of cultural identification on anger regulation.
Main Methods:
- Survey study with 525 adolescents in the Netherlands and Morocco.
- Assessed anger regulation strategies in response to hypothetical peer conflict.
- Measured identification with Dutch and Moroccan cultures.
Main Results:
- Moroccan-Dutch adolescents' anger regulation largely resembled Dutch peers, differing from Moroccan peers.
- Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch adolescents exhibited more "acting out" and less "calm verbalisation, reflection, and diversion" compared to Moroccan adolescents.
- Stronger identification with both cultures correlated with more anger verbalisation and less externalizing anger regulation.
Conclusions:
- Bicultural adolescents' anger regulation is influenced by their cultural context and identification.
- Findings highlight the complex interplay between biculturalism, cultural identification, and emotion regulation strategies.
- Implications for understanding adolescent development in multicultural societies.
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