SAP Seminar, Dr Analia Albuja
Shared bicultural and biracial experiences: How identity acceptance threats relate to well-being
Because bicultural and biracial people identify with two cultures or two races simultaneously, their identification is often challenged by others through identity denial (i.e., being told to identify differently) and identity questioning (i.e., being asked about their background or ancestry). Across 6 studies, I tested the consequences of identity denial and questioning for psychological and physiological health, and the attributional processes through which this occurs. This work furthers our current understandings of identity denial by pinpointing psychological mediators (autonomy, integration conflict, and belonging) and identifying physiological outcomes of identity denial. Moreover, the association between identity questioning and well-being is clarified through the study of discrimination attribution processes and outcomes.
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