Feeling 'Right' When You Feel Accepted: Emotional Acculturation in Daily Life Interactions With Majority Members.

ABSTRACT: When immigrant minority individuals engage in frequent and positive social contact with majority culture members, their emotions become a better fit with the majority norm; the increased fit is called emotional acculturation. In the current research, we test the prediction that high-quality interactions with majority others, in which minorities feel accepted, increase the likelihood of emotional fit. We also explore whether this prediction holds true for both positive and negative interactions with majority. To test this prediction, we conducted a 7-day daily diary study with minority students in Belgian middle schools (N = 117). Each day, participants reported one positive and one negative interaction at school. They subsequently evaluated each interaction (e.g., felt accepted), assessed

SUBMITTER: Jasini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6085598 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature