Abu-Rayya Hisham Motkal
Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
J Adolesc Health. 2006 Nov;39(5):745-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.008. Epub 2006 Jul 10.
To examine the relationship between two ethnic dimensions (Arab and European), and between a modified version of Berry's four acculturation styles (integration, assimilation into the Arab heritage, assimilation into the European heritage, and marginalization) and measures of psychological well-being among adolescents born to European mothers and Israeli Arab fathers.
A total of 127 Arab-European adolescents (aged 13 to 18 years; 64 males and 63 females) in Israel completed ethnic identification and well-being measures.
Arab and European ethnic identifications emerged as being uncorrelated among the participants, providing a basis to use four acculturation styles to describe participants' variations in ethnic identification. The study found that integration and assimilation into the Arab heritage were connected with higher levels of desirable well-being correlates (self-esteem and positive relations with others) and with lower levels of undesirable correlates (depression and anxiety). The study also found that although assimilation into the European heritage was linked with high levels of self-esteem and low levels of depression, this style was linked with high levels of anxiety and low levels of positive relations with others. The marginalization style was consistently positively associated with high levels of poor mental health.
The underlying assumption of Berry's four-fold model, notably the independence of ethnic identifications, tends to be borne out among mixed-ethnic individuals. On the basis of this independence the study revealed that a modified version of Berry's four acculturation styles could prevail among Arab-European individuals over the period of adolescence and that these styles play a predictive role in well-being measures of the individuals. Specifically, integration and assimilation into the Arab heritage emerged to be the best options for individuals' well-being; individuals' assimilation into their European heritage seemed to be simultaneously connected with high and low well-being outcomes; and ethnic marginalization of individuals was consistently correlated with poor well-being.
研究两个种族维度（阿拉伯和欧洲）之间的关系，以及贝里四种文化适应方式的修正版本（整合、融入阿拉伯文化传统、融入欧洲文化传统和边缘化）与欧洲母亲和以色列阿拉伯父亲所生青少年心理健康指标之间的关系。
以色列共有127名阿拉伯 - 欧洲青少年（年龄在13至18岁之间；64名男性和63名女性）完成了种族认同和心理健康指标测量。
阿拉伯和欧洲种族认同在参与者中呈现出不相关，这为使用四种文化适应方式来描述参与者在种族认同上的差异提供了依据。研究发现，整合和融入阿拉伯文化传统与较高水平的理想心理健康相关因素（自尊和与他人的积极关系）以及较低水平的不良相关因素（抑郁和焦虑）相关联。研究还发现，虽然融入欧洲文化传统与高自尊水平和低抑郁水平相关，但这种方式与高焦虑水平和低与他人的积极关系相关联。边缘化方式始终与高水平的不良心理健康呈正相关。
贝里四重模型的潜在假设，特别是种族认同的独立性，在混合种族个体中往往得到证实。基于这种独立性，研究表明，贝里四种文化适应方式的修正版本在青春期可能在阿拉伯 - 欧洲个体中普遍存在，并且这些方式在个体的心理健康测量中发挥预测作用。具体而言，整合和融入阿拉伯文化传统成为个体心理健康的最佳选择；个体融入欧洲文化传统似乎同时与高和低心理健康结果相关；个体的种族边缘化始终与不良心理健康相关。
