I am AmeriBritSouthAfrican‐Zambian: Multidimensional remote acculturation and well‐being among urban Zambian adolescents

• Published in: International journal of psychology Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 67 - 76
• Main Authors: Ferguson, Yuna L., Ferguson, Kim T., Ferguson, Gail M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acculturation; Adolescent; Adolescents; Child psychology; Cultural Diversity; Ethnic Groups - psychology; Female; Globalisation; Globalization; Humans; Identity; Intermittent; Internationality; Life satisfaction; Male; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Psychology, Adolescent; Quality of Life - psychology; Remote acculturation; Selfconstrual; Self‐construal; Social Identification; Teenagers; Transients and Migrants; Urban Population; Well being; Zambia; Zambians; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Self-construal; Well-being; Remote acculturation; Adolescents; Zambians; Globalisation

One impact of globalisation is that adolescents today are frequently exposed to the values, attitudes and norms of other nations without leaving their own backyards. This may lead to remote acculturation—cultural and psychological changes experienced by non‐migrant individuals having indirect and/or...