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Migrant deservingness as an emerging concept: Unveiling public views on asylum seeker settlement through conjoint analysis 作为新兴概念的移民应得性：通过联合分析揭示公众对寻求庇护者安置的看法

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102360

David De Coninck

The growing diversity of migrant groups is highlighting a significant gap in migration studies: public perceptions towards migrants can no longer be understood through broad, generalized attitudes. Instead, these perceptions must be analyzed with attention to specific migrant characteristics that influence public support. Building on research on outgroup attitudes, particularly studies highlighting the importance of migrant deservingness, this article explores how different migrant characteristics affect individuals’ willingness to support the settlement of migrants in their country. Utilizing data from a conjoint experiment in Belgium (N = 3000), this study investigates how different attributes of asylum seekers, drawing on the CARIN criteria (Control, Attitude, Reciprocity, Identity, and Need), influence public perceptions of deservingness. Findings suggest that Control, Reciprocity, and Attitude are highly valued, with asylum seekers fleeing armed conflicts, those having steady jobs or those proficient in local languages being more likely to receive public support. Asylum seekers who were displaced due to climate change, were unemployed, or who did not speak the language were least likely to receive support. Additionally, older and right-wing respondents exhibited more restrictive attitudes, particularly against Muslim migrants and those from Africa and the Middle East, while younger and left-wing respondents were more inclusive, showing high support for migrants fleeing persecution and war. This research emphasizes the growing importance of considering different migrant characteristics in understanding public attitudes towards migrant settlement, aiming to offer a more comprehensive understanding of deservingness perceptions.

移徙群体的日益多样化突出了移徙研究中的一个重大差距：公众对移徙者的看法不再能够通过广泛、普遍的态度来理解。相反，必须对这些看法进行分析，并注意影响公众支持的特定移民特征。基于对外群体态度的研究，特别是强调移民应得性重要性的研究，本文探讨了不同的移民特征如何影响个人支持移民在本国定居的意愿。利用比利时联合实验的数据（N = 3000），本研究根据CARIN标准（控制、态度、互惠、身份和需要）调查了寻求庇护者的不同属性如何影响公众对应得性的看法。调查结果表明，控制、互惠和态度受到高度重视，逃离武装冲突的寻求庇护者、拥有稳定工作或精通当地语言的人更有可能得到公众的支持。因气候变化而流离失所、失业或不会说语言的寻求庇护者获得支持的可能性最小。此外，年长和右翼的受访者表现出更多的限制态度，尤其是对穆斯林移民以及来自非洲和中东的移民，而年轻和左翼的受访者则更具包容性，对逃离迫害和战争的移民表现出高度支持。本研究强调，在理解公众对移民定居的态度时，考虑不同移民特征的重要性日益增加，旨在更全面地理解应得性观念。

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Is intercultural integration an ideal outcome for students? Reconsidering the role of motivations and agency in shaping pathways in transnational education 跨文化融合对学生来说是一个理想的结果吗？重新考虑动机和机构在塑造跨国教育路径中的作用

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2026-01-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102362

Yan Wang , Tracy X.P. Zou

With the internationalisation of higher education, transnational programmes, as a key type of transnational education, are increasing in number. These programmes are designed to provide students with valuable opportunities for intercultural integration. While intercultural integration is often regarded as a universal benchmark for success, little attention has been given to how students pursue diverse intercultural integration pathways. Moreover, the current understanding of intercultural integration in transnational education remains limited, largely because of insufficient attention given to the role of student agency. To address this gap, this study adopts the theory of student agency as the primary theoretical framework, supplemented by constructs from the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Drawing on qualitative data from interviews with 16 Chinese students enrolled in a Sino-British programme, we present a multiple-case study that focuses in depth on four students whose experiences exemplify distinct intercultural integration pathways. This study reveals that a high level of intercultural integration may not be the ideal or desired outcome for all students. Instead, students within the same transnational programme may navigate different intercultural integration pathways owing to the interplay of their agency and motivation. The study suggests that programme design should allow students greater flexibility to explore self-directed intercultural integration in transnational education.

随着高等教育的国际化，跨国教育项目作为跨国教育的一种重要形式，越来越多。这些课程旨在为学生提供跨文化融合的宝贵机会。虽然跨文化融合通常被视为成功的普遍基准，但很少有人关注学生如何追求不同的跨文化融合途径。此外，目前对跨国教育中的跨文化融合的理解仍然有限，主要是因为对学生代理的作用重视不够。为了解决这一差距，本研究采用学生代理理论作为主要的理论框架，并辅以计划行为理论（TPB）的结构。根据对16名参加中英项目的中国学生的访谈所得的定性数据，我们提出了一项多案例研究，深入研究了四名学生，他们的经历体现了不同的跨文化融合途径。这项研究表明，高水平的跨文化融合可能不是所有学生的理想或期望的结果。相反，在同一个跨国项目中的学生可能会由于他们的代理和动机的相互作用而导航不同的跨文化融合途径。研究表明，课程设计应允许学生在跨国教育中更大的灵活性来探索自我导向的跨文化融合。

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Alcohol use severity and intragroup marginalization among Hispanic emerging adult college students: Examining the moderating roles of ethnic identity and nativity status 西班牙裔新生成年大学生酒精使用严重程度和群体内边缘化：种族认同和出生状态的调节作用

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102340

Lea Nehme Kotocavage , Olatokunbo Osibogun , Seth J. Schwartz , Diana M. Sheehan , Zoran Bursac , Deidre A. Okeke , Marcel A. de Dios , Byron L. Zamboanga , David S. Lopez , Tammy Leonard , Miguel Ángel Cano

Introduction

Hispanic emerging adults represent a rapidly growing population in the U.S., especially in post-secondary institutions. They are a unique subgroup of individuals who experience cultural stressors that can impact their alcohol use behavior. In the present study, we focus on (a) intragroup marginalization – the perceived rejection and/or exclusion by members of one’s cultural group – as an understudied intracultural stressor and its association with alcohol use severity and (b) the moderating roles of ethnic identity and nativity status in these associations.

Methods

628 college students were recruited from Florida and Houston, and their data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression and moderation analyses.

Results

Findings indicate that higher levels of intragroup marginalization were associated with higher alcohol use severity. Ethnic identity was found to moderate this relationship, where stronger levels of ethnic identity exacerbated the association between intragroup marginalization and alcohol use severity, particularly among immigrant participants. Further analysis showed that in a three-way interaction, the moderating effect of nativity status was strongest among immigrants with moderate and high levels of ethnic identification.

Conclusions

Examination of intragroup marginalization suggests a complex interplay between cultural stressors like intragroup marginalization, ethnic identity, and nativity status. The findings underscore the importance of developing culturally adapted interventions to address alcohol misuse among Hispanic emerging adult college students through the incorporation of identity-based resilience strategies, family effectiveness training, and psychoeducational programs at the academic level to help address and minimize the effects of intragroup marginalization.

西班牙裔新生成人代表了美国快速增长的人口，尤其是在高等教育机构。他们是一个独特的群体，经历文化压力会影响他们的饮酒行为。在本研究中，我们重点关注(a)群体内边缘化——被自己的文化群体成员所感知到的排斥和/或排斥——作为一种未被充分研究的文化内压力源及其与酒精使用严重程度的关联，以及(b)种族认同和出生状态在这些关联中的调节作用。方法从美国佛罗里达州和休斯顿地区招募628名大学生，采用分层多元回归和调节分析对其数据进行分析。研究结果表明，较高水平的群体内部边缘化与较高的酒精使用严重程度相关。研究发现，种族认同缓和了这种关系，而更强的种族认同加剧了群体内部边缘化与酗酒严重程度之间的联系，尤其是在移民参与者中。进一步分析表明，在三向交互作用中，出生身份的调节作用在中等和高度种族认同的移民中最强。结论对群体内边缘化的研究表明，群体内边缘化、族群认同和原生身份等文化压力因素之间存在复杂的相互作用。研究结果强调了发展文化适应干预措施的重要性，通过结合基于身份的弹性策略、家庭有效性培训和学术水平的心理教育项目，来解决西班牙裔新兴成年大学生的酒精滥用问题，以帮助解决和减少群体内部边缘化的影响。

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Unveiling the veil: Addressing SGBV in camps based on Addonia’s Silence is My Mother Tongue 揭开面纱：从阿多尼亚的《沉默是我的母语》看难民营中的性暴力问题

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102354

Amar Bahadur Sherma

While war has caused massive damage to the emotional, social, physical and economic lives of different citizens, refugee scholarship has come up with different theories and discourses. Scholars have raised concerns about a dearth of food, clothes, water, safety, settlement, medicine, and proper documentation. Refugee and border issues have been brought to the attention of different governments, policymakers and authorities. However, research on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against refugee women in refugee camps is inadequate. The main objective of this qualitative study was to explore factors that perpetuate violence against women and examine social and political efforts to restrict violence against women during their lives inside and outside refugee camps. A qualitative analysis was done with the help of Sulaiman Addonia’s Silence is My Mother Tongue as a primary text, refugee and migration theories, UN policy documents, scholarly articles and web sources. The analysis revealed that women and girls are victimized at the expense of other explicit needs for food, housing, clothing and many more, and they are also abused by their fellow men refugees throughout their refugee lives. Refugee women are compelled to undergo the most harrowing experience of their lives. Therefore, the findings suggest that the EU must lift borders selflessly during emergencies offering unconditional hospitality, UNHCR must implement simple policies, and host countries must enforce strict security guidelines to curb violence to create a safer environment. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion about policy gaps, humanitarian practices and the feasibility of theoretical orientations to protect women refugees.

虽然战争对不同公民的情感、社会、身体和经济生活造成了巨大的破坏，但难民研究提出了不同的理论和论述。学者们对食物、衣服、水、安全、定居点、药品和适当文件的缺乏表示担忧。难民和边境问题已引起各国政府、政策制定者和当局的注意。然而，关于难民营中针对难民妇女的性暴力和基于性别的暴力（SGBV）的研究不足。这项定性研究的主要目的是探讨使对妇女的暴力行为长期存在的因素，并审查为限制难民营内外生活中对妇女的暴力行为所作的社会和政治努力。本文以苏莱曼·阿多尼亚的《沉默是我的母语》为主要文本、难民和移民理论、联合国政策文件、学术文章和网络资源进行定性分析。分析显示，妇女和女孩受害的代价是牺牲对食物、住房、衣服等其他明确需要，她们在整个难民生活中也受到同为难民的男子的虐待。难民妇女被迫经历她们一生中最痛苦的经历。因此，调查结果表明，欧盟必须在紧急情况下无私地解除边界，提供无条件的接待，联合国难民署必须实施简单的政策，东道国必须执行严格的安全指导方针，以遏制暴力，创造更安全的环境。这项研究有助于正在进行的关于政策差距、人道主义做法和保护妇女难民的理论方向可行性的讨论。

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Nostalgia as a vehicle for improving relations between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs 怀旧是改善以色列犹太人和以色列阿拉伯人关系的工具

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102355

Constantine Sedikides , Tim Wildschut , Hisham M. Abu-Rayya

The Israel-Hamas war has further strained relations between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs. In a proof-of-concept experiment, testing 98 Israeli Jewish and 103 Israeli Arab participants, we examined whether nostalgia could be harnessed as a psychological asset for improving intergroup relations. Participants in the nostalgia condition reflected on a nostalgic interaction with an outgroup member, whereas participants in the control group reflected on an ordinary interaction with an outgroup member. Both Israeli Jewish and Israeli Arab participants in the nostalgia condition (compared to control) reported increased social connectedness and outgroup trust as well as improved outgroup attitudes and behavioural intentions. In addition, the effect of nostalgia on outgroup attitudes and behavioural intentions was serially mediated by social connectedness and outgroup trust. The findings point to nostalgia’s promise as a tool for enhancing intergroup relations.

以色列和哈马斯之间的战争进一步加剧了以色列犹太人和以色列阿拉伯人之间的紧张关系。在一项概念验证实验中，我们测试了98名以色列犹太人和103名以色列阿拉伯人，研究了怀旧是否可以作为一种改善群体间关系的心理资产。怀旧组的参与者反映的是与外群体成员的怀旧互动，而对照组的参与者反映的是与外群体成员的普通互动。与对照组相比，怀旧组的以色列犹太人和以色列阿拉伯人的社会联系和外群体信任都有所增加，外群体态度和行为意图也有所改善。此外，乡愁对外群体态度和行为意向的影响被社会连通性和外群体信任依次中介。研究结果表明，怀旧有望成为增进群体间关系的一种工具。

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Acculturation under crisis: A systematic review of international students’ psychological adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic 危机下的文化适应：新冠肺炎疫情期间留学生心理适应的系统回顾

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102353

Thi Nhu Y. Dam, Cagatay Karakoc, Maria Chayinska

This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence on the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on international students’ acculturation experiences, distinguishing between acculturative stressors (e.g., discrimination, language barriers) and COVID-19-specific stressors (e.g., fear of infection, lockdown-related uncertainty). Following the PRISMA framework, three major databases—PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science—were searched, yielding 108 records, of which 21 met the inclusion criteria and were assessed for methodological quality. One of these studies was subsequently retracted and another was excluded based on a journal-quality threshold (Q4 / lowest SJR band), resulting in a final thematic synthesis based on 19 empirical studies. Using a structured thematic synthesis approach, the findings were categorized into three thematic domains: (1) primary acculturative challenges, (2) coping strategies and resilience mechanisms, and (3) long-term consequences of pandemic-related adaptation. The review reveals that international students faced significant disruptions to their academic engagement, heightened social isolation, and financial insecurity—factors that collectively intensified psychological distress. Although students demonstrated adaptability by employing diverse coping strategies, institutional support systems in host countries were frequently perceived as inadequate. Implications for policy and practice in international higher education are discussed.

本系统综述综合了COVID-19大流行对国际学生文化适应体验心理影响的经验证据，区分了非文化压力源（如歧视、语言障碍）和COVID-19特异性压力源（如对感染的恐惧、封锁相关的不确定性）。按照PRISMA框架，检索了三个主要数据库——pubmed、Scopus和Web of science，得到108条记录，其中21条符合纳入标准，并对方法学质量进行了评估。其中一项研究随后被撤回，另一项研究基于期刊质量阈值（Q4 /最低SJR波段）被排除，从而产生了基于19项实证研究的最终主题综合。采用结构化主题综合方法，将研究结果分为三个主题领域：(1)主要的异文化挑战；(2)应对策略和复原力机制；(3)与流行病相关的适应的长期后果。该审查显示，国际学生面临着学术参与严重中断、社会孤立加剧和经济不安全的因素，这些因素共同加剧了心理困扰。虽然学生通过采用不同的应对策略表现出适应能力，但东道国的制度支持系统经常被认为是不充分的。对国际高等教育政策和实践的启示进行了讨论。

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Internationalisation-at-Home and intercultural communication: Malaysian local students’ experiences in internationalised higher education 国际化-在家与跨文化交流：马来西亚本地学生在国际化高等教育中的经验

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102352

Wei Hua, Siak Bie Soh

In higher education internationalisation, meaningful interactions between local and international students are crucial for fostering reciprocal intercultural learning. However, local students’ perspectives on Internationalisation-at-Home (IaH) remain underexplored, particularly in non-Anglophone settings. This ethnographic study examines how Malaysian local students develop intercultural communication competence (ICC) through sustained engagement with international peers. Conducted over five months, ten university students (five local and five international) were paired for naturalistic interaction, with data collected via three interview rounds and participant observation. Findings reveal that rapport-building is initiated through anticipatory socialisation, self-improvement goals, and curiosity, paving the way for stereotype transformation, friendship narrowing or deepening, and ICC development. Accumulated cultural knowledge and proactive adaptation further facilitated deeper engagement over time. This study highlights the dynamic, co-constructed nature of intercultural learning and offers both theoretical and practical insights, providing a framework for higher education institutions to strengthen IaH through structured, sustained, and inclusive initiatives.

在高等教育国际化的过程中，本地和国际学生之间有意义的互动对于促进互惠的跨文化学习至关重要。然而，本地学生对家庭国际化（IaH）的看法仍未得到充分探讨，特别是在非英语国家。这项民族志研究考察了马来西亚本地学生如何通过与国际同龄人的持续接触来发展跨文化交际能力（ICC）。在为期五个月的研究中，10名大学生（5名本地学生和5名国际学生）被配对进行自然互动，数据通过三轮面试和参与者观察收集。研究结果表明，融洽关系的建立是通过预期的社会化、自我完善目标和好奇心发起的，为刻板印象的转变、友谊的缩小或深化以及ICC的发展铺平了道路。随着时间的推移，积累的文化知识和主动适应进一步促进了更深层次的接触。本研究强调了跨文化学习的动态、共同构建的本质，并提供了理论和实践的见解，为高等教育机构通过结构化、持续和包容性的举措加强跨文化学习提供了一个框架。

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In what style shall I confront them? The role of social relationships in social correction of misinformation among the UK and Arab Social media users 我该用什么方式面对他们？社会关系在英国和阿拉伯社交媒体用户对错误信息的社会纠正中的作用

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102342

Muaadh Noman , Mohamed B. Almourad , Ala Yankouskaya , Firoj Alam , Raian Ali

This study investigates how social factors influence the likelihood of employing direct or indirect communication styles when correcting misinformation on social media in two different cultural contexts, the United Kingdom (UK) and the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. We conducted an online survey, supported by vignettes, that involved 686 participants, 367 from the UK and 319 from the Arab GCC countries. Participants were presented with a misinformation scenario and asked about their likelihood of using direct or indirect communication styles to correct their acquaintances. The survey captured variations in gender similarity (same vs. different gender), social status (lower vs. qual vs. higher), and social distance (close vs. distant) between the participants and the misinformation posters. The results indicated that Arab participants were more likely than their UK counterparts to use the direct correction style. Furthermore, social factors significantly influenced corrective behaviours in both groups. Participants were less inclined to correct someone of a different gender, higher social status, or someone who was socially distant from them. The gender factor played a significant role in the UK context, whereas in the Arab context, it was less influential. These findings provide valuable insights for designing relationship-aware and culturally tailored interventions (e.g., features or prompts on social media platforms) that promote social corrections.

本研究调查了在两种不同的文化背景下，英国（UK）和阿拉伯海湾合作委员会（GCC）国家，社会因素如何影响在纠正社交媒体上错误信息时采用直接或间接沟通方式的可能性。我们进行了一项在线调查，并辅以小插图，共有686名参与者，其中367名来自英国，319名来自阿拉伯海湾合作委员会国家。研究人员向参与者展示了一个错误信息的场景，并询问他们使用直接或间接沟通方式纠正熟人错误的可能性。这项调查捕捉了参与者与错误信息海报之间的性别相似性（同性与异性）、社会地位（低、平等、高）以及社会距离（近、远）的变化。结果表明，阿拉伯参与者比他们的英国同行更有可能使用直接纠正方式。此外，社会因素显著影响两组的矫正行为。参与者不太倾向于纠正与自己性别不同、社会地位较高或社交距离较远的人。性别因素在英国的情况下发挥了重要作用，而在阿拉伯的情况下，它的影响较小。这些发现为设计促进社会纠正的关系意识和文化定制干预措施（例如，社交媒体平台上的功能或提示）提供了有价值的见解。

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A latent profile analysis of acculturation profiles and their relation to psychological adaptation among Chinese mainland immigrants living in Macau SAR 澳门大陆移民文化适应特征及其与心理适应关系的潜在特征分析

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102329

Long Sui

This study investigated the relationship between acculturation and psychological adaptation among Chinese mainland immigrants in Macau, applying Berry’s acculturation framework to a non-Western settlement. First, acculturation profiles using bicultural indicators, including acculturation orientations, cultural identity, social contact, language ability, and self-construal, were identified. Then, it examined how these selected individual and socio-cultural characteristics (length of residence, perceived discrimination, social support) predicted individuals’ acculturation profiles, and hence, the relationship between the acculturation profiles and psychological adaptation was explored. The sample included 415 Chinese mainland immigrants (59.8 % females) with an average age of 33.23 years. Latent profile analysis identified four distinct acculturation profiles: low contact ethnic, integration, moderate marginalization, and assimilation, where the integration profile was the most prevalent profile among the samples. The sample was diverse in its individual and socio-cultural composition, with length of residence, perceived discrimination, and social support serving as significant predictors of acculturation profiles. With respect to adaptation, individuals in the integration profile reported the highest self-esteem and life satisfaction levels. These findings demonstrated that engaging with both the ethnic and host cultures significantly enhanced psychological adaptation. Lastly, implications and future research directions were discussed.

本研究将Berry的文化适应框架应用到澳门的非西方定居中，考察了中国大陆移民的文化适应与心理适应之间的关系。首先，采用双文化指标，包括文化适应取向、文化认同、社会交往、语言能力和自我理解，确定了文化适应概况。然后，研究了这些选择的个人和社会文化特征（居住时间、感知歧视、社会支持）如何预测个人的文化适应特征，从而探讨了文化适应特征与心理适应之间的关系。样本包括415名中国大陆移民（59.8% %为女性），平均年龄33.23岁。潜在特征分析确定了四种不同的文化适应特征：低接触种族、融合、适度边缘化和同化，其中融合特征在样本中最为普遍。样本在个人和社会文化组成上是多样化的，居住时间、感知到的歧视和社会支持是文化适应概况的重要预测因素。在适应方面，整合型个体的自尊和生活满意度最高。这些发现表明，与民族文化和东道国文化的接触显著增强了心理适应。最后，对研究的启示和未来的研究方向进行了展望。

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Navigating mentoring across cultures – Experiences of mentees from high power-distance backgrounds 跨文化导师制——来自高权力距离背景的学员的经验

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Pub Date : 2025-12-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102341

Jennifer Okoliko, Lindsay Hastings

This study explores how mentoring practices are shaped by cultural context, focusing on the experiences of individuals from high Power Distance cultures, specifically Nigeria, as they engage in mentoring relationships across both high and low Power Distance settings. Using a transcendental phenomenological approach, the research draws on the reflections of Mandela Washington Fellows to examine how cultural values influence trust-building, communication, and power dynamics in mentoring. Findings show that trust tends to develop more slowly but is deeply sustained in high Power Distance contexts, whereas it emerges more quickly but may be less enduring in low Power Distance environments. Communication patterns also varied being generally formal and mentee-led in Nigerian mentoring relationships while U.S. relationships emphasized informal, mentor-driven engagement. These differences shaped access to social capital and mentees’ professional development. The study highlights the importance of culturally responsive mentoring and provides practical strategies for navigating cultural diversity within mentoring programs. By illustrating how cultural values shape relational dynamics, this research contributes to the growing field of intercultural mentoring and provides actionable guidance for mentors working across cultural lines.

本研究探讨了文化背景如何塑造指导实践，重点关注来自高权力距离文化（特别是尼日利亚）的个人在高权力距离和低权力距离背景下参与指导关系的经历。使用先验现象学方法，研究借鉴了曼德拉华盛顿研究员的反思，以研究文化价值观如何影响师徒关系中的信任建立、沟通和权力动态。研究结果表明，在高权力距离环境中，信任往往发展得更慢，但却能持久；而在低权力距离环境中，信任发展得更快，但可能不那么持久。沟通模式也各不相同，在尼日利亚的师徒关系中，通常是正式的，师徒主导的，而美国的关系强调非正式的，师徒驱动的参与。这些差异决定了获得社会资本的途径和学员的专业发展。该研究强调了文化响应型指导的重要性，并提供了在指导计划中引导文化多样性的实用策略。通过说明文化价值观如何塑造关系动态，本研究有助于发展跨文化指导领域，并为跨文化指导提供可操作的指导。

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