Diversity ideologies and flourishing: An Australian study comparing polyculturalism,multiculturalism, and colorblindness |
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| Institution: | 1. Aarhus University, Denmark;2. University of Miami, USA;1. Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia;2. University College of Teacher Education Styria, Graz, Austria;1. Australian National University, Building 39, Office 203, Acton, ACT, Australia;2. Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences/ERCOMER, Utrecht University, Padulaan 14, Room B2.11, Utrecht, 3584 CH, the Netherlands;3. Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences/ERCOMER, Utrecht University, Padulaan 14, Room B2.08, Utrecht, 3584 CH, the Netherlands;1. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Bâtiment Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland;2. University of Surrey, United Kingdom;3. Aston Business School, United Kingdom;1. University of Canberra, Australia;2. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand;3. Massey University, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | In pluralistic societies such as Australia, an emerging diversity ideology of polyculturalism promotes sharing ideas and practices among people from diverse cultural traditions. What are the psychological associations of endorsing polyculturalism in contrast to multiculturalism and colorblindness, especially for an individual’s psychological well-being? We tested a path model to investigate if diversity ideologies are associated with flourishing through ethnocultural empathy, intercultural contact quality, and cultural identity clarity, using questionnaire responses of 255 Australians. The results supported our hypothesis that polyculturalism is associated with higher ethnocultural empathy and higher-quality intercultural contact and with higher flourishing through these pathways. Simultaneously, polyculturalism also associated with lower cultural identity clarity and indirectly with lower flourishing through this pathway. In contrast, the results did not support the link between these mediators and multiculturalism or colorblindness. Our findings indicate that polyculturalism has both positive and negative associations with eudaimonic well-being for those who endorse this ideology and suggest the increasing relevance of polyculturalism for Australians and the need for further research. |
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| Keywords: | Polyculturalism Multiculturalism Colorblindness Flourishing Ethnocultural empathy Intercultural contact Cultural identity clarity |
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