Conceptual study reveals that fostering self-determination enhances intercultural adaptation in immigrant youth, indicating autonomy and relatedness support overall well-being.
Key Points
To examine how proactive behavioral orientations and self-determination support identity transformation, prejudice reduction, and subjective well-being among youth in intercultural environments.
Applied an intergroup theoretical framework to model the transformational effects of contact between individual identity and cultural context.
Evaluated the conceptual role of proactive orientations—incorporating self-esteem, self-efficacy, empathy, and social responsibility—on adolescent integration.
Cultivating proactive self-determination in both immigrant and host youth facilitates positive intercultural contact, mitigating stereotyping and social prejudice.
Adolescent well-being and life satisfaction depend on core positive psychology pillars: personal autonomy, social relatedness, and competence in problem-solving.