International Journal of Intercultural Relations最新文献

{"title":"Integrated approach to perceived group discrimination and protective factors: Implications for well-being and academic outcomes among Asian university students in Canada","authors":"Sepase Kingsley Ivande ,&nbsp;Isabella Schopper,&nbsp;Nigel Mantou Lou","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Asian university students in North America faced intensified discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting their well-being and academic outcomes. This study explored how group discrimination, when intertwined with protective factors including low internalized racism, social support, and resilience, relate to well-being and academic outcomes. Using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), participants were grouped into four profiles: (1) low exposure protected, (2) high exposure vulnerable, (3) low exposure vulnerable, and (4) high exposure protected. Notably, the “(4) high exposure protected” profile characterized by high group discrimination but fortified with higher protective factors was significantly different from “(2) high exposure vulnerable” profile marked by high perceived group discrimination and weaker protective factors. We found that the (4) high exposure protected group, compared to (2) high exposure vulnerable group, exhibited significantly higher sense of belonging to the university community, significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety, as well as significantly higher levels of academic engagement. This result highlights that protective factors may alleviate the impact of group discrimination on well-being and academic outcomes. Implications for interventions aimed at supporting minority students’ welfare in educational settings are discussed, emphasizing the importance of enhancing protective factors to improve well-being and academic outcomes of minority students in the post-pandemic era.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092831","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}

{"title":"Intercultural sensitivity and attitudes of Chilean university students towards South-South migrants","authors":"Luz María Jeria Madariaga,&nbsp;Bianca Dapelo Pellerano,&nbsp;Paola Ilabaca Baeza","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102122","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between Intercultural Sensitivity and Attitude of university students towards south - south migrants, with a non-experimental, cross- sectional, correlational design. The sample consisted of 653 undergraduate students in the areas of education, health and social sciences, from a private university in the region of Valparaíso, Chile, who participated voluntarily and with informed consent. The results reveal a high level of sensitivity, a favorable attitude towards Colombians and Venezuelans, and a neutral attitude towards Haitians. There is a significant, although low, relationship between intercultural sensitivity and attitude towards the three groups of migrants (Colombians r = .264; p = .000; Haitians r = .291; p = .000 and Venezuelans r = .296; p = .000). Women with multicultural experiences show greater Intercultural Sensitivity and these experiences predispose them to positively evaluate the immigrant groups. This has implications for the formative processes aimed at advancing interculturality in higher education in Chile.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102122"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092830","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}

{"title":"Cultural competence, acculturation orientations, and attachment dimensions in future social workers and occupational therapists before entering these professions: A comparative study","authors":"Yvan Leanza ,&nbsp;Gabriel Bernard ,&nbsp;Valérie Demers ,&nbsp;Camille Brisset ,&nbsp;Maya Yampolsky ,&nbsp;Ahisha Jones-Lavallée ,&nbsp;Stéphanie Arsenault ,&nbsp;Dominique Giroux ,&nbsp;Raymonde Gagnon ,&nbsp;Alida Gulfi ,&nbsp;Nicolas Kühne ,&nbsp;Sylvie Tétreault","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The paper discusses the importance of considering diversity in public institutions and the need for intercultural training for practitioners. It emphasizes the psychological characteristics essential for dealing with diversity, focusing on multicultural personality traits, host community acculturation orientations, and adult attachment. The study aims to assess these psychological characteristics in future social workers and occupational therapists across three settings (France, n=273, Quebec, n=63, and Switzerland, n=66) before their integration internships. It is expected that certain personality profiles will be associated with favorable acculturation orientations and secure attachment, while others will be linked to less welcoming acculturation orientations and insecure attachment. Participants completed the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQF), the Host Community Acculturation Scale (HCAS) and the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (R-AAS). Analysis methods include hierarchical cluster analysis on the MPQF to identify intercultural personality profiles and subsequent ANOVAs to explore associations with acculturation orientations and attachment dimensions. Four multicultural personality profiles are identified: considerate (open and attentive), adaptive (handling new situations well), maladaptive (low scores on all traits, uncomfortable in intercultural situations), and reticent (reserved in intercultural encounters). Specific profiles align with distinct acculturation orientations, such as the considerate profile with a rejection of exclusion. Additionally, the adaptive profile displays consistently low anxiety levels. The study highlights that a significant proportion of students (40% to 60%) may lack competence in intercultural contexts. It questions the adequacy of intercultural training in curricula and emphasizes the need for further research on the impact of such training on students’ competence in handling diversity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092829","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}

{"title":"Religiosity and Islamic work ethic: A cross-cultural comparison in majority and non-majority Muslim countries","authors":"Muhammad Bilal Zafar ,&nbsp;Mohd Fauzi Abu-Hussin","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102115","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102115","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the role of religiosity in shaping Islamic work ethic across Muslim majority and non-majority countries, examining the variations in work-related values with reference to religious beliefs among Muslims. The study employs multiple regression models on the data sourced from the 7th wave of the World Value Surveys, focusing on a subset of 11,811 working Muslims across 40 countries. The demographic and socio-economic factors are considered as control in the models. The finding reveals that religiosity fosters a strong commitment to work among Muslims, not merely as a means to achieve economic goals, but as a moral and social responsibility. There are distinct patterns in Muslim majority and non-majority countries, showing that religiosity and cultural contexts significantly shape work ethic among Muslims. In Muslim majority countries, religiosity has a more pronounced impact, aligning with social norms and values. Whereas, in non-Muslim majority settings, the force of religiosity on the work ethic competes with diverse cultural values. The paper concludes by arguing that these dynamics become indispensable for policymakers and organizational leaders, who can ensure greater workplace inclusiveness and productivity through the incorporation and acceptance of different religious values into the professional realms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092828","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}

{"title":"Newcomers’ psychosocial resources and their acculturation and adaptation into settlement society: Mediating role of hope","authors":"Elcin Ray-Yol ,&nbsp;Saba Safdar ,&nbsp;Effat Ghassemi","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102111","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102111","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The majority of psychological studies have applied a deficit model perspective to immigration-related research by focusing on the adverse effects of immigration. However, incorporating a positive psychology perspective to uncover factors contributing to newcomers’ flourishing experience in the settlement society is imperative. With this aim, the current study investigated the mediating role of hope in the associations between newcomers’ psychosocial resources and their adaptation and acculturation orientations into Canada. One hundred thirty-four newcomers from Canada (<em>M</em>_<em>age</em> = 36.29, <em>SD</em> = 9.45; Range_a<em>ge</em> = 18–66) completed an online survey. The findings demonstrated the significant mediating role of hope. Specifically, newcomers with higher psychosocial resources were more likely to have higher levels of hope. This, in turn, was associated with better psychological and sociocultural adaptation and higher levels of orientation towards the larger society. The findings highlight the importance of developing hope-building interventions to facilitate the adaptation of newcomers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143128415","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}

{"title":"Does intercultural communication competence, cultural sensitivity, and temporal flexibility related to employee engagement? Moderation of negative emotions with COVID-19","authors":"Rajasekhar David ,&nbsp;Utkarsh Nigoti ,&nbsp;Sharda Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study investigated the intercultural interactions among Indian IT professionals who collaborated remotely with international teams in response to the significant shift prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding these factors is crucial for fostering successful collaborations and sustaining high levels of employee engagement in an increasingly virtual workplace. Data were obtained from Indian IT sector employees who collaborated with international teams or clients during the pandemic and were working remotely from their homes while communicating with intercultural teams and clients. The study analyzed data from a sample of 305 employees using structural equation modeling. The results revealed significant positive associations between intercultural communication competence, cultural sensitivity, and temporal flexibility with employee engagement. The results suggest that negative emotions during the pandemic weakened the positive relationship between intercultural communicative competence and employee engagement. Navigating the difficulties of remote IT work during the pandemic necessitates prioritizing intercultural competencies and acknowledging the substantial association of negative emotions. Our findings offer practical recommendations for IT managers seeking to improve team dynamics and foster employee involvement in intercultural work settings with a rapidly changing work environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102098"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143092827","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}

{"title":"Threats to resources and cultural values: Functional pathways to positive and negative intergroup emotions","authors":"Shana Levin ,&nbsp;Aleksandra Rusowicz ,&nbsp;Felicia Pratto","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102109","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102109","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We explore how certain intergroup emotions stem from aspects of intercultural relationships and how the emotions motivate actions to change the intercultural relationship. Consistent with threat-based approaches to prejudice, we propose that these emotions are adaptive responses to two structural dimensions of intergroup relations, resource competition and value threat, and influence what intergroup actions people want to take. Furthermore, our framework considers the pivotal role of group power. Using a stratified random sample of 189 Lebanese Arabs in structured interviews about attitudes toward Americans, we found that positive and negative emotions along the value dimension (respect and disgust/contempt toward Americans) related especially strongly to factors that sensitize and protect the group against threats to values: right-wing authoritarianism, perceived cultural inferiority, and value threat. In parallel, the positive and negative emotions along the resource dimension (sympathy and anger toward Americans) related especially strongly to factors that sensitize and protect the group against threats to material resources and position in the social hierarchy: counter-dominance orientation, goal incompatibility, and economic threat. Disgust/contempt was the strongest predictor of opposition to nonviolent and support for violent actions against Americans. Other intergroup emotions (fear and envy) outside the two-dimensional model were also explored. We propose an integrative framework of functional pathways to positive and negative intergroup emotions based on the dual process model, and moderation of the function of the resource pathway by group power.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142758914","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}

{"title":"Additive and multiplicative effects of different forms of positive and negative indirect intergroup contact in predicting intergroup attitudes","authors":"Tobias H. Stark ,&nbsp;Tom Nijs ,&nbsp;Julia Köbrich","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies found that different forms of positive <em>indirect</em> intergroup contact relate to people’s intergroup attitudes. Much less work has explored whether <em>negative</em> forms of indirect contact predict intergroup attitudes and even less evidence exists on the co-occurrence of direct and indirect forms of intergroup contact and, thus, the expected joint impact of a combination of interventions. We explore the additive effects of four types of indirect contact in predicting intergroup attitudes: extended contact, vicarious contact, mass-mediated contact, and virtual vicarious contact through social media. We also explore whether the effects of indirect contact are stronger when people have less direct contact. For each type, we measure positive and negative contact experiences. Data come from two studies (N₁ = 785; N₂ = 858) asking native Dutch respondents about indirect contact experiences with members of immigrant communities. We find that observing positive intergroup interactions in real life, on mass media, and, to a weaker extent, on social media has additive positive associations with intergroup attitudes. Positive extended contact has only an added effect in Study 1. Of the negative indirect forms of contact, only negative vicarious contact predicts outgroup attitudes. No consistent multiplicative effects appeared across the studies, suggesting that indirect contact effects are not stronger for those with less direct contact. We conclude that observing contact (vicarious contact) may be more impactful than merely knowing of it (extended contact).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102110"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759795","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}

{"title":"Israeli scientists in an American looking glass: Habitus, self-awareness and identity formation","authors":"Dina Teplitsky,&nbsp;Gad Yair","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article examines the impact of intercultural encounters on the identities of Israeli scientists interacting with their American counterparts. The cross-cultural experience in American academia compels Israeli scholars to identify the codes that structure this environment. Using these codes as a mirror, they reflect on their previous habits of thinking, speaking, and acting. Based on 144 interviews with Israeli scholars immersed in American academia, the study demonstrates how respondents become aware of their cultural habitus. What they once took for granted becomes evident when they engage with the American academic setting. The analysis reveals that by looking into this academic mirror, respondents gain insights into three cultural codes that shape their Israeli habitus. First, they recognize that, unlike their American colleagues who conform to hierarchical structures, they advocate for a non-compliant \"hutzpah\" attitude toward authority. Second, through their encounters with the pleasantries of American discourse, they become aware of their own tendency toward direct, even aggressive, speech. Third, as they observe American tendencies toward proceduralism and rule following, Israeli scientists begin to appreciate the value of their own non-conformism. While acknowledging the problematic aspects of their behavior, Israeli scholars view their foundational habitus as fostering critical thinking, originality, and creativity. Rather than merely integrating into American mores, they increasingly recognize their primordial cultural assets as integral to their intellectual strengths.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102108"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759799","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}

{"title":"A blind spot in intergroup contact: A systematic review on predictors and outcomes of inter-minority contact experiences","authors":"Giulia Rosa Policardo ,&nbsp;Savaş Karataş ,&nbsp;Francesca Prati","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In contemporary multicultural societies undergoing heightened immigration, investigating inter-ethnic minority contact is paramount. The present systematic review aims to summarize the still scarce findings on inter-minority contact in shaping attitudes between ethnic minorities. Specifically, it addresses the antecedents and consequences of inter-minority contact, by distinguishing research focusing on adolescents and adults. Moreover, as outcomes of inter-minority contact, ethnic prejudice and attitudes toward support for collective action to promote social change are separately illustrated. A total of 22 studies are included in this systematic review. The findings from these studies show few specific macro- (e.g., contextual diversity) and micro-level factors (e.g., socio-economic status) as antecedents of inter-minority contact. Moreover, results consistently across adolescent and adult samples show that both direct and extended positive contact are associated with reduced prejudice and increased support for outgroup-friendly policies. Yet, negative contact exacerbates intergroup tensions amongst minorities. Research also summarizes the mediating and moderating factors of such associations. Overall, the current systematic review illustrates the varied and sparse findings on the topic supporting the beneficial role of positive inter-minority contact in building more inclusive and equitable societies as well as the processes and factors that may play a role.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"104 ","pages":"Article 102099"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759796","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}