"A Voice from Elsewhere": Acculturation, Personality and Migrants' Self-Perceptions across Languages and Cultures

Autor/inn/en	Panicacci, Alessandra; Dewaele, Jean-Marc
Titel	"A Voice from Elsewhere": Acculturation, Personality and Migrants' Self-Perceptions across Languages and Cultures
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multilingualism, 14 (2017) 4, S.419-436 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-0718
DOI	10.1080/14790718.2016.1273937
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Personality Traits; Immigrants; Mental Health; Attachment Behavior; Multilingualism; Language Usage; Second Language Learning; Self Concept; Italian; Native Language; English (Second Language); Emotional Adjustment; Cultural Differences; Comparative Analysis; Interviews; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Empathy; Cultural Awareness; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Mixed Methods Research; United States; United Kingdom; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Psychohygiene; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Sprachgebrauch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Selbstkonzept; Italienisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Emotionale Anpassung; Kultureller Unterschied; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Ausland; Empathie; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; USA; Großbritannien; Kanada
Abstract	The majority of multilinguals immersed in different cultures report feeling different when switching languages. Although the influence of personality on self-perceptions has been investigated, little attention has been paid to acculturation aspects. The present study is based on a mixed-method approach combining questionnaire and interview data. Participants are 468 Italian migrants living in English-speaking countries. Results suggest that participants' personality characteristics determined their sense of belonging to either the heritage or host cultural scenarios. Migrants reporting to feel different when using the local language scored significantly lower on Emotional Stability and Social Initiative and were less attached to the host culture compared to those who reported feeling no change. More specifically, respondents' Emotional Stability and attachment to host culture practices constrained their sense of feeling different when using the local language. (As Provided).
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