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      Immigran t Men tal an d Ph ysical Health

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      Psychology and Developing Societies
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          Abstract

          Berry's model of acculturation can be considered as very useful to classify different strategies to cope with or to adjust to a new culture. In the model four relevant modes of acculturation are described: integration, assimilation, segregation and marginalisation. Research illustrates that these modes are differently related to health and psychosocial adjustment. Irrespective of the mode mostly preferred by a social group, we find marked inter-individual differences in the preference of an acculturation style Research findings show that these individual differences are very closely related to a series of personality variables, such as cognitive styles, coping styles, and reactions to stressful life events in general. Understanding the complex relationships between personality and acculturation modes can help the social scientist to develop and apply adequate intervention strategies and to give some suggestions for the development of adequate socio-political acculturation programmes.

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              Paper presented at the Ninth International Congress of the IACCP

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                Journal
                Psychology and Developing Societies
                Psychology and Developing Societies
                SAGE Publications
                0971-3336
                0973-0761
                September 1992
                August 11 2016
                September 1992
                : 4
                : 2
                : 117-131
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Institute of Psychology, University of Bonn, Germany
                Article
                10.1177/097133369200400202
                533f5d6b-dbed-40d3-83f8-6ebb1b62ca8a
                © 1992

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