“I am Malawian, Multicultural or British”: Remote acculturation and identity formation among urban adolescents in Malawi

Behavioral and Academic Adjustment of Remotely Acculturating Adolescents in Urban Jamaica

“…In the context of modern globalization, being oriented to one's local culture and traditional family values—both considered features of cultural maintenance—appear to be beneficial across multiple domains of well‐being based on current findings (behavioral and academic) and prior findings (academic achievement, family communication, and nutrition: Cheung‐Blunden & Juang, 2008; Ferguson et al., 2018; Ferguson & Bornstein, , ; Ferguson et al., c; McKenzie, ; Rao et al., ). There is one notable exception in Malawi where culturally “Traditional Malawian” adolescents reported higher levels of adolescent–parent conflict than did Western‐oriented peers (K. T. Ferguson et al., ).…”

“…According to the partiality principle, RA can be “shallow” (primarily behavioral: Ferguson & Adams, ) or “deep” (observable in identity and values: Y. L. Ferguson, K. T. Ferguson, & G. F. Ferguson, ). And according to the plurality principle, RA can be multidimensional (“Westernized multicultural Malawian” youth in Malawi were strongly oriented toward U.S., U.K., and South African cultures in addition to their own Malawian culture: K. T. Ferguson et al., ). Finally, RA can serve as an antecedent or consequence of transnationalism (family connections spanning across country borders) and cosmopolitanism or identification with all humanity (having a broad sense of connection to all people and cultures) (see Ferguson, ; McFarland, Brown, & Webb, ).…”

“…In terms of psychological and subjective well‐being, South African emerging adults who are strongly identified with European American culture report higher life satisfaction and lower psychological distress than their peers who are either culturally traditional or identified with African American culture (Ferguson & Adams, ). In addition, Malawian adolescents with a stronger affinity for U.K. and U.S. culture than their local Malawian culture report higher levels of autonomy support from their parents, which is generally thought to support positive youth development (K. T. Ferguson, Y. L. Ferguson, & G. M. Ferguson, ). Finally, although there is much less research on the development and well‐being of youth remotely acculturating to non‐Western cultures, the findings of one large cross‐cultural study also paint a positive picture.…”

“…orientation have higher smoking susceptibility (Lorenzo‐Blanco, Arillo‐Santillán, Unger, & Thrasher, ). On the other hand, Malawian adolescents who are more strongly affiliated with U.K. and U.S. culture than their local Malawian culture report greater autonomy support from their parents (K. T. Ferguson, Y. L. Ferguson, & G. F. Ferguson, ), and emerging adults across 11 countries remotely acculturating to Jamaican culture espouse stronger values of openness to change and benevolence (Ferguson &, Boer ).…”

Pathways of Global Cultural Diffusion: Mass Media and People's Moral Declarations about Men's Violence against Women

“…Satellite television in Malawi comes almost entirely from Multichoice (NSO 2015b:72), a South African company, and features many popular pan-African and other international channels with foreign content, including celebrity gossip and sports, reality television shows, movies, and an abundance of music videos (Ferguson et al 2017;Geston 2006:41-47, 76-83;Gray 2014:987).…”