Identity conflict in sojourners

By Chan‐Hoong Leong, C. Ward. 2000

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Abstract The research adopted an intrapersonal perspective on identity and acculturation and explored the prediction of identity conflict in Chinese sojourners in Singapore. One hundred and six sojourners from the People's Republic of China completed a questionnaire which assessed tolerance of ambiguity, attributional complexity, host and co-national identification, quality and quantity of host and co-national contact, perceived discrimination, cultural distance, length of residence abroad and identity conflict. Step-wise regression analysis revealed that greater tolerance of ambiguity, attributional complexity, and co-national identification and less perceived discrimination and contact with host nationals predicted lower levels of identity conflict. These variables combined to account for 35% of the variance in the outcome measure. Results are discussed in terms of competing models of identity, acculturation and cross-cultural adaptation.

Subfields: Communication, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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How Dual-Identity Processes Foster Creativity (2014, background): “…that when individuals realize the existence of two opposing identities and the cultural demands that follow, they experience this as an intraindividual conflict that they wish to resolve (Amiot et al., 2007; Gil, Vega, & Dimas, 1994; Leong & Ward, 2000; Walsh, Shulman, Feldman, & Maurer, 2005).”
Do Workgroup Faultlines Help or Hurt? A Moderated Model of Faultlines, Team Identification, and Group Performance (2009, background): “Cross-cultural research has utilized a related concept , cultural distance, which refers to subjective perceptions of differences between members of home and host cultures (Leong and Ward 2000).”
Cross-Cultural Code-Switching: The Psychological Challenges of Adapting Behavior in Foreign Cultural Interactions (2007, background): “The required behavior in the foreign setting may also conflict with an individual’s deeply ingrained values and beliefs from the native cultural setting, resulting in psychological distress (Leong & Ward, 2000; Sanchez et al., 2000; Ward & Searle, 1991) or guilt (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999).”
Beyond Culture Learning Theory (2013, background): “Research has shown that sojourners who perceive greater discrimination have less frequent contact with host nationals (Leong & Ward, 2000; Ward & Leong, 2005).”
Intercultural Learning Assessment: The Link between Program Duration and the Development of Intercultural Sensitivity. (2004, background): “For Leong and Ward (2000), the longer individuals stay in the M e d i n a -”
Group Faultlines (2012, unknown): “Social, psychological, and cultural distance theories (Hraba, Hagendoorn, & Hagendoorn, 1989; Jetten, Spears, & Postmes, 2004; Leong & Ward, 2000) are used to explain that the degree of distance (or difference) between subgroups has an impact on group outcomes (Bezrukova et al., 2009; Zanutto,…”
Reactive Adjustment or Proactive Embedding? Multistudy, Multiwave Evidence for Dual Pathways to Expatriate Retention (2014, background): “Although cultural novelty has predominantly been used by expatriate researchers, sojourner scholars have found a consistent, negative relationship between cultural distance and adaptation (e.g., Leong & Ward, 2000).”