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Publication details [#51477]

Dewaele, Jean-Marc and Jan Pieter van Oudenhoven. 2009. The effect of multilingualism/multiculturalism on personality: no gain without pain for Third Culture Kids? The International Journal of Multilingualism 6 (4) : 443–459.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This study explores the relationship between multilingualism/multiculturalism, acculturation and the personality profile of young London teenagers from immigrant descent. It is confirmed that personality is defined by social and biographical factors, and that the acculturation experience increases cultural empathy and openmindedness, but doesn't contribute to emotional stability.