title: Multicultural personality dispositions and psychological well-being.
abstract: The authors investigated the empirical relationship between K. I. van der Zee and J. P. van Oudenhoven's (2000, 2001) multicultural personality dispositions and C. D. Ryff's (1989b) dimensions of psychological well-being. The present sample included 270 students from one primarily graduate university and one primarily undergraduate university in the northeast region of the United States. Factor analysis indicated that a three-dimensional model of the multicultural personality was the best fit structure for the sample. Correlations between multicultural personality scores and psychological well-being scores were generally positive and in the predicted directions. However, the academic setting of the participants appeared to influence the pattern of relationships. The authors identified the multicultural personality as a promising construct for research across diverse psychology specialties.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychological & Educational Services, Fordham University, 113 West 60th Street, Room 1008, New York, NY 10023-7478, USA. JPonterott@aol.com
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ponterotto
authors.forename: Catarina I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Costa-Wofford
authors.forename: Karen Elizabeth
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Brobst
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spelliscy
authors.forename: Jaclyn Mendelsohn
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kacanski
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheinholtz
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martines
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D009519:New York City; D010551:Personality; D017149:Private Sector; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011593:Psychology, Social; D017150:Public Sector; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration