The bicultural phenomenon: The interplay of group prototypicality and cultural identity switching
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In: Social Psychology, Vol. 47, No. 5, 09.2016, p. 233-243.
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T1 - The bicultural phenomenon
T2 - The interplay of group prototypicality and cultural identity switching
AU - Schindler, Simon
AU - Reinhard, Marc André
AU - Knab, Martin
AU - Stahlberg, Dagmar
PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - Cross-cultural research has indicated that bicultural individuals switch their behavioral patterns according to situational cultural frames. Based on self-categorization theory and evidence that being prototypical for an ingroup can increase ingroup identification, we investigated the idea that when being prototypical for a specific culture, bicultural individuals switch their cultural identification toward the culture for which they are prototypical. According to previous findings, we additionally investigated the moderating role of perceived cultural compatibility. In this study, we manipulated cultural group prototypicality by giving immigrant Polish-German participants test performance feedback. As hypothesized, participants either showed increased identification with the German culture when the feedback rendered them prototypically German, or with the Polish culture when the feedback rendered them prototypically Polish. This effect was moderated by perceived cultural compatibility. Implications for a self-enhancement motive are discussed.
AB - Cross-cultural research has indicated that bicultural individuals switch their behavioral patterns according to situational cultural frames. Based on self-categorization theory and evidence that being prototypical for an ingroup can increase ingroup identification, we investigated the idea that when being prototypical for a specific culture, bicultural individuals switch their cultural identification toward the culture for which they are prototypical. According to previous findings, we additionally investigated the moderating role of perceived cultural compatibility. In this study, we manipulated cultural group prototypicality by giving immigrant Polish-German participants test performance feedback. As hypothesized, participants either showed increased identification with the German culture when the feedback rendered them prototypically German, or with the Polish culture when the feedback rendered them prototypically Polish. This effect was moderated by perceived cultural compatibility. Implications for a self-enhancement motive are discussed.
KW - Biculturalism
KW - Cultural compatibility
KW - Cultural identity switch
KW - Prototypicality
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84989300012&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1027/1864-9335/a000276
DO - 10.1027/1864-9335/a000276
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:84989300012
VL - 47
SP - 233
EP - 243
JO - Social Psychology
JF - Social Psychology
SN - 1864-9335
IS - 5
ER -