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Ethnic-cultural bullying among adolescents in multicultural environments: A study in Latin America

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102196

Antonio J. Rodríguez-Hidalgo , Yisela Pantaleón , Rosario Ortega-Ruiz , Y. Mauricio Herrera-López

{"title":"Ethnic-cultural bullying among adolescents in multicultural environments: A study in Latin America","authors":"Antonio J. Rodríguez-Hidalgo , Yisela Pantaleón , Rosario Ortega-Ruiz , Y. Mauricio Herrera-López","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ethnic-cultural bullying among schoolchildren is a harmful, discriminatory practice, which is particularly difficult to combat educationally both because it involves a sociocultural dimension closely linked to social identity, and because few validated, reliable instruments have been developed to evaluate and study it. The aims of this research were to validate a scale for measuring ethnic-cultural bullying, fine-tune its specificity, and examine its prevalence in a multicultural school population from Ecuador. A sample of 17,309 students, representative of the adolescent student population in Higher Basic General Education and Baccalaureate, completed the EBIPQ-ECD. The validation showed a two-dimensional structure featuring ethnic-cultural victimization and ethnic-cultural aggression, and had optimal psychometric properties. There were also evident differences in the prevalence of ethnic-cultural bullying in adolescents depending on the ethnic-cultural group, with Afro-descendants and indigenous people more often involved, and whites and mestizos less so, which is consistent with the theory of social dominance. Finally, we discuss the results in relation to the complexity of the construct itself, as well as the suitability and educational potential of evaluating ethnic-cultural bullying in populations which show considerable ethnic-cultural diversity, such as Ecuador and other countries in the Latin-American geopolitical sphere.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143867805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Measuring Algerian EFL university students national and ethnic identity: The mediating role of multiculturalism

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102195

Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri , Nadia Saraa , Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher , Shehana Mohammed Alqafari , Homoud Abdullah Almoghyrah , Salaheldin Fararh Bakhiet , Abdullah Saad Almutairi

{"title":"Measuring Algerian EFL university students national and ethnic identity: The mediating role of multiculturalism","authors":"Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri , Nadia Saraa , Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher , Shehana Mohammed Alqafari , Homoud Abdullah Almoghyrah , Salaheldin Fararh Bakhiet , Abdullah Saad Almutairi","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102195","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite Algeria’ rich cultural and ethnic diversity, research on these concepts, particularly within the educational context, is remarkably scarce. This study sought to examine the direct effects of National Identity (NI) on Ethnic Identity (EI) and Multiculturalism (M), as well as the indirect effect of NI on EI through M. To achieve this aim, the study employed the national identity questionnaire of <span><span>Yuan and Li (2019)</span></span>, the ethnic identity questionnaire of <span><span>Yuan and Li (2019)</span></span>, and the multiculturalism scale of Fuertes et al. (2000). The instruments were validated through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) before being administered to 467 English as foreign language (EFL) university students. The findings indicated non-significant direct effect of National Identity (NI) on students' Ethnic Identity (EI), whereas NI significantly impacted Multiculturalism (M). Furthermore, M significantly influenced students' EI and mediated an indirect effect of NI on EI. The results also revealed noticeable differences across gender, age, and academic level groups for NI and M. For EI, statistical differences were found across gender and level groups. Notably, all comparisons in NI, except for gender and level variables, were statistically significant. Additionally, EI and M identified significant differences between age and level, gender and age, gender and level so as the combined gender-age-level groups. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the research findings, the study outlines its limitations and highlights new directions for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143854380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Acculturative challenges and intercultural communication competence in the Sino-Anglo cultural duet: The tales of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102186

Xinyao Wang , Benjamin H. Nam

{"title":"Acculturative challenges and intercultural communication competence in the Sino-Anglo cultural duet: The tales of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong","authors":"Xinyao Wang , Benjamin H. Nam","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the acculturative challenges faced by mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong and their active engagement in improving intercultural communication (IC) competence, which could propel the cross-cultural adaptation transition. By underpinning the concepts of acculturation expectations, intergroup ideologies, IC competence, and original cultural identity negotiation, this study navigates mainland Chinese students’ vivid stories regarding two primary domains: (a) acculturative challenges and IC gaps after arrival and (b) original cultural identity negotiation to promote IC competence in HK society. The findings and discussions promote scholarly conversations about linguistic and social media factors influencing acculturative stressors, intergroup ideologies, and identity negotiation to promote IC competence, which could be a secondary coping strategy. Overall, this study attempts to bridge knowledge gaps about the missing side of acculturation within the context of the Sino-Anglo cultural duet and beyond.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102186"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143851749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of globalized conflicts: Examining attitudes toward Jews among Britons in the political context of the war in Gaza

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102184

Simon Ozer , Milan Obaidi , Robin Bergh

{"title":"The impact of globalized conflicts: Examining attitudes toward Jews among Britons in the political context of the war in Gaza","authors":"Simon Ozer , Milan Obaidi , Robin Bergh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reports have indicated an increase in anti-Jewish hostility and antisemitic incidents following the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza. In two studies (<em>N</em><sub>Study1</sub> = 354 and <em>N</em><sub>Study2</sub> = 490), we experimentally investigated the impact of priming with material referring to the war in Gaza on hostility toward Jews, and on antisemitism as well as other various ethnic groups (to determine whether this exposure specifically affected attitudes toward Jews or had a broader impact on ethnic attitudes in general). We also examined the indirect relationship between political orientation and anti-Jewish hostility and antisemitism, through sociopolitical factors such as global identification, out-group identity fusion, social dominance orientation, and misanthropy. Our results showed an experimental effect of increased negative attitudes toward Jews, as well as toward Britons and Scandinavians, but did not reveal an increase in antisemitism. This effect was not replicated in Study 2, possibly due to reduced media attention. The indirect effects suggested that political orientation (left vs. right-wing) was positively associated with anti-Jewish hostility and antisemitism through social dominance orientation. In contrast, conservative political orientation was negatively associated with antisemitism through out-group identity fusion with the Palestinian people. Our findings imply two distinct political pathways to antisemitism: one linked with classical political right-wing orientation and the other to a complex identity-based conflation of attitudes toward Israel with prejudice toward the Jewish ethnic group.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143845266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Resilience across borders: An exploration of psychological basic needs satisfaction, adjustment to adversities, and well-being among refugees and the host community in Uganda

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102183

Juma Kalyegira , Ulrich Kühnen , Klaus Boehnke

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From screens to streets: Interpretations of English-Speaking expatriates in Korea with reference to their prior experience of Hallyu and cross-cultural adjustment

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102185

Virginia Long, Sun Kyong Lee

{"title":"From screens to streets: Interpretations of English-Speaking expatriates in Korea with reference to their prior experience of Hallyu and cross-cultural adjustment","authors":"Virginia Long, Sun Kyong Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102185","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102185","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explored the role of Hallyu (the Korean Wave) in the cross-cultural adjustment of English-speaking expatriates in Korea. Through a series of semi-structured focus group interviews with 19 participants, this research examined how prior experience with Korean popular culture affects the expectations, preparedness, and adaptation processes of expatriates, drawing on cross-cultural adaptation and cultural fusion theory. Findings indicated that participants with prior Hallyu experience demonstrated a better understanding of social customs and basic language skills, contributing to their confidence and competence in daily tasks. However, despite the initial advantages, Hallyu exposure alone was insufficient to overcome long-term challenges such as discrimination, legal issues, and the feeling of being an outsider. This research bridges the fields of intercultural communication and expatriate studies, highlighting the potential of mass media as a tool for anticipatory adjustment in international relocations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102185"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143829397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cross-sectional study investigating the mental health and wellbeing of university students in Australia

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102187

Weiyang Xiong , Blake Quinney , Daniel L. King , Kathina Ali , Marcela Radunz , Yufang Zhao , Mike Kyrios , Daniel B. Fassnacht

{"title":"Cross-sectional study investigating the mental health and wellbeing of university students in Australia","authors":"Weiyang Xiong , Blake Quinney , Daniel L. King , Kathina Ali , Marcela Radunz , Yufang Zhao , Mike Kyrios , Daniel B. Fassnacht","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102187","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102187","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The mental health status of university students is a global concern. This study investigated the mental health and wellbeing of university students in Australia, with a focus on identifying potential differences between domestic and international tertiary students. It was hypothesized that international students would experience greater mental health challenges compared to domestic students. Building on previous research predominantly centered on domestic students, a diverse sample of 838 university students (<em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 23.0, <em>SD</em> = 5.4; 69 % female) was recruited. The results indicated a significant prevalence (44.1 % and 93.3 %, respectively) of moderate to severe levels of psychological distress and moderate to high levels of loneliness among the sampled population. It was found that mental health outcomes were comparatively more favorable for Chinese international students than both domestic students and international students from other countries. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to address the specific mental health challenges that different student populations face.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Measuring intercultural business competence of tertiary students: Development of a four-factor Scale

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102182

Qing Wang , Timothy Teo

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Development of cultural intelligence during international student mobility: The role of prior intercultural exposure and personality

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102180

Marie Chédru , Mariia Ostapchuk

{"title":"Development of cultural intelligence during international student mobility: The role of prior intercultural exposure and personality","authors":"Marie Chédru , Mariia Ostapchuk","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102180","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102180","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cultural intelligence (CQ) plays a crucial role in enabling individuals to operate and interact effectively in a variety of multicultural environments. In this paper, we examine how prior intercultural exposure and personality factors shape the development of CQ during international student mobility. Two waves of data were collected from 549 engineering students over a nine-month period. Measures included the eleven subdimensions of expanded cultural intelligence (E-CQ), information on prior intercultural exposure (migration background, prior residence abroad, and number of countries visited), personality factors (openness and extraversion), and gender. Results from latent change score models revealed that nine of the eleven subdimensions of E-CQ increased significantly following international mobility. Students with lower initial E-CQ levels demonstrated greater growth compared to their peers with higher initial E-CQ levels. Openness and extraversion were positively associated with higher initial levels of metacognitive, cognitive, and motivational CQ but were related to smaller gains in motivational CQ (self-efficacy) and behavioral CQ (speech acts). Prior intercultural exposure was associated with higher initial E-CQ levels but was generally related to lower CQ growth, except for metacognitive CQ (planning). Our results show that international mobility significantly enhances CQ, with the most significant improvements observed among students with lower levels of openness, extraversion, or prior intercultural exposure. They highlight the importance of designing mobility programs that foster CQ while taking into account different levels of prior intercultural exposure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Socioeconomic status, work-family conflict, and employee well-being in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102176

Ginés Navarro-Carrillo , Juan Carlos Oyanedel

{"title":"Socioeconomic status, work-family conflict, and employee well-being in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Ginés Navarro-Carrillo , Juan Carlos Oyanedel","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing social inequalities, exposing the most disadvantaged sectors to great vulnerability. This research (<em>N</em> = 1844 employees) aimed to determine possible differences in general (satisfaction with life and personal well-being) and specific (family satisfaction and job satisfaction) well-being outcomes based on socioeconomic status (as measured by income, education, and occupation) in the aftermath of the COVID-19 in Chile, a non-WEIRD country showing one of the most unequal income distributions throughout the world. We also ascertained the critical mediating role of work-family conflict. Our results indicated that, among the different dimensions of socioeconomic status evaluated, income emerged as the dominant positive predictor of all well-being outcomes. Subsequent mediation analyses revealed that lower income was associated with diminished general and specific well-being through increased work-family conflict (both work-to-family and family-to-work). This research provides insights into the pathways through which lower socioeconomic status could lead to reduced well-being in the aftermath of the COVID-19 era within a high inequality community.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102176"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143769085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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