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The Specificity Principle in Acculturation Science

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Bornstein, Marc H.·2017·Perspectives on Psychological Science
DOI 10.1177/1745691616655997PMC PMC5234695
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The specificity principle in acculturation science asserts that specific setting conditions of specific people at specific times moderate specific domains in acculturation by specific processes. Our understanding of acculturation depends critically on what is studied where, in whom, how, and when. This article defines, explains, and illustrates the specificity principle in acculturation science. Research hypotheses about acculturation can be more adequately tested, inconsistencies and discrepancies in the acculturation literature can be satisfactorily resolved, acculturation interventions can be tailored to be more successful, and acculturation policies can be brought to new levels of effectiveness if the specificity principle that governs acculturation science is more widely recognized.

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Authors
Bornstein, M. H.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Bornstein, Marc H.
ORCID
Bornstein, Marc H.
Venue
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2017-01
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
3-45
ISSN
  • 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-6924
DOI
10.1177/1745691616655997
PMC
PMC5234695
OpenAlex
W2579098496
Cited by
394
References
269
Citations by year
2026: 31 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 68 · 2020: 52 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 11
FWCI
10.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Perspectives on Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (ZIAHD001119)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords
principle of specificity, acculturation, research hypotheses, cross-cultural adaptation (acculturation)
MeSH terms
Acculturation, Humans, Emigrants and Immigrants

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