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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Dev Psychol. 2019 Jan 16;62:26–37. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.007

Table 1.

Definitions of biculturalism components.

Component Definition

Bicultural Identity Integration Blendedness Tendency to view one’s multiple cultural backgrounds as integrated with one another
Bicultural Identity Integration Harmony Tendency to view one’s multiple cultural backgrounds as not in conflict with one another
Bicultural Hybridizing Merging or mixing cultural identities, typically by choosing the most desirable elements of two or more cultures
Bicultural Alternating Shifting cultural identities depending on the situation or context