The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism
Background. Perceived discrimination is an acculturative stressor that negatively predicts psychological and socio-cultural adaptation, partially mediated by the individual’s acculturation attitudes. However, despite being under similar conditions of high perceived discrimination, some African imm...
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| description | Background. Perceived discrimination is an acculturative stressor that negatively predicts psychological and socio-cultural adaptation, partially mediated
by the individual’s acculturation attitudes. However, despite being under similar
conditions of high perceived discrimination, some African immigrants in Russia
appear to adapt more successfully than others. Why the individual differences?
Neuroticism is a trait that intensifies the experience of negative emotions and
sensitivity to stress. Perhaps it amplifies the reaction to acculturative stressors
(e.g., perceived discrimination) in terms of acculturation attitudes, with significant implications for adaptation.
Objective. This study sought to determine whether the personality trait of
neuroticism influences how African immigrants in Russia react to perceived discrimination in terms of their acculturation attitudes and how this may relate to
adaptation.
Design. A moderated mediation analysis was carried out, investigating neuroticism as a moderator in the relationship between perceived discrimination, acculturation attitudes, and adaptation of African immigrants in Russia (N = 157).
Results. Perceived discrimination was found to be strongly associated with
poor psychological and sociocultural adaptation, which was partially mediated
by the integration attitude; neuroticism strengthened this indirect negative association.
Conclusion. When highly neurotic African immigrants perceived elevated
levels of discrimination, they were more averse to adopting a positive attitude toward integration, and as a result, were more maladapted. This result suggests that the differences in the levels of adaptation among African immigrants in Russia under similar conditions of high perceived discrimination may be partially due to their levels of neuroticism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c822a7e95584d1c80d9906f2df936412023-06-07T17:40:41ZengM.V. Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPsychology in Russia: State of Art2074-68572307-22022023-03-01161779810.11621/pir.2023.0105The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of NeuroticismSepase K. Ivande0Tatiana Ryabichenko1Motivation and Intercultural Relations Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, BC, Canada; School of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, RussiaSchool of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russia; International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, HSE University, Moscow, RussiaBackground. Perceived discrimination is an acculturative stressor that negatively predicts psychological and socio-cultural adaptation, partially mediated by the individual’s acculturation attitudes. However, despite being under similar conditions of high perceived discrimination, some African immigrants in Russia appear to adapt more successfully than others. Why the individual differences? Neuroticism is a trait that intensifies the experience of negative emotions and sensitivity to stress. Perhaps it amplifies the reaction to acculturative stressors (e.g., perceived discrimination) in terms of acculturation attitudes, with significant implications for adaptation. Objective. This study sought to determine whether the personality trait of neuroticism influences how African immigrants in Russia react to perceived discrimination in terms of their acculturation attitudes and how this may relate to adaptation. Design. A moderated mediation analysis was carried out, investigating neuroticism as a moderator in the relationship between perceived discrimination, acculturation attitudes, and adaptation of African immigrants in Russia (N = 157). Results. Perceived discrimination was found to be strongly associated with poor psychological and sociocultural adaptation, which was partially mediated by the integration attitude; neuroticism strengthened this indirect negative association. Conclusion. When highly neurotic African immigrants perceived elevated levels of discrimination, they were more averse to adopting a positive attitude toward integration, and as a result, were more maladapted. This result suggests that the differences in the levels of adaptation among African immigrants in Russia under similar conditions of high perceived discrimination may be partially due to their levels of neuroticism.http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/index.php?article=11042perceived discriminationneuroticismacculturation attitudespsychological adaptationsociocultural adaptationafrican immigrantsrussia |
| spellingShingle | Sepase K. Ivande Tatiana Ryabichenko The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism Psychology in Russia: State of Art perceived discrimination neuroticism acculturation attitudes psychological adaptation sociocultural adaptation african immigrants russia |
| title | The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination, Acculturation Attitudes, and Adaptation among Anglophone African Immigrants in Russia: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism |
| title_sort | the relationship between perceived discrimination acculturation attitudes and adaptation among anglophone african immigrants in russia the moderating role of neuroticism |
| topic | perceived discrimination neuroticism acculturation attitudes psychological adaptation sociocultural adaptation african immigrants russia |
| url | http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/index.php?article=11042 |
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