ABSTRACT
This chapter explores whether and to what extent the relationship between acculturation experiences and adaptation outcomes is affected by two country characteristics: their cultural diversity and their policies with respect to diversity. It analyzes to what extent the strength of this relationship depends on demographic factors such as age, generation, gender, and socioeconomic status. The chapter focuses on the role of these factors as possible moderators of the relationship between acculturation and adaptation. It examines whether age moderates the relationship between acculturation and adaptation. The chapter also examines whether age affects the relationship between acculturation and adaptation. Because of inconclusive previous results, psychologists formulated no hypothesis. The chapter shows that whether the relationship between acculturation and adaptation differs between first- and second-generation youth. It suggests that the impact of diversity on the various measures of intercultural experiences and adaptation developed.
