Cultural Identification and Religious Identification Contribute Differentially to the Adaptation of Australian Adolescent Muslims |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education & Social Work, The University of Sydney, Australia;2. School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Australia;3. Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel;4. School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia;1. Faculty of Education & Social Work, The University of Sydney, Australia;2. School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Australia;3. Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel;4. School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia;1. University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA;2. Theater Delta, Chapel Hill, USA;1. Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;2. Division of Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;3. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;4. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;5. Medtronic Neuromodulation, 7000 Central Avenue NE, Mail Stop RCE470, Minneapolis, MN 55432, USA;1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York;2. Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York |
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| Abstract: | Australian Muslims are generally perceived as a devalued group in Australia and the public attitudes towards them are generally negative. This context raises questions about belonging and adaptation among Australian adolescent Muslims. The current study investigated how adolescent Muslims relate to their heritage culture, religion, and Australian culture, and which of these three factors is most important to adolescent Muslims’ psychological and socio-cultural adaptation. The study employed a mixed-method design. A total of 321 high school Muslim students (149 males and 172 females) aged between 14 and 18 years completed self-report questionnaires, and a subset sample of 18 students in the same age range, evenly split between males and females, participated in semi-structured interviews. The study revealed a hierarchical pattern of identification among Australian adolescent Muslims, with attachment to their religion being the most important, followed by heritage culture identification and being Australian in third place. Australian adolescent Muslims’ religious identification was perceived overall as more crucial to their socio-cultural and psychological adaptation, than their heritage culture identification or Australian identification. There was an overall modest contribution of Australian identification to adolescent Muslims’ adaptation. This might be connected with the relatively less attachment they show to their Australian identity due maybe to perception of being the target of prejudice, an issue that can be addressed by implementation of prejudice reduction strategies. |
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| Keywords: | Cultural identification Religious identification Psychological adaptation Socio-cultural adaptation |
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