Acceptance Of Others Research Articles

Positive growth from adversity and beyond: Insights gained from cross-examination of clinical and nonclinical samples.

Growth following adversity is a well-known phenomenon. Yet studies often focus on specific populations and/or specific types of adversities, thus limiting opportunities to identify underlying common processes of growth. The present study sought to identify shared positive change processes in different samples of individuals each of whom faced life adversities (clinical/nonclinical) and experienced growth as a result. We conducted a secondary analysis comparing in-depth interviews from 2 independent study samples including 27 Israeli adults that experienced spiritual growth and 31 American mental health peer-providers in recovery. Using the grounded theory approach (Strauss & Corbin, 1998), the findings point to existing shared transformative positive change pertaining to one's way of being and adhering to a generative orientation (Erikson, 1963) in the world. These changes were conceptualized under 3 growth dimensions: (a) strengthened sense of self, manifested in self-integration, self-acceptance, and enhanced ability to face further adversity; (b) development of compassion, acceptance of others, and a deep sense of connection to others; and (c) a prosocial commitment characterized by generativity and active contribution. These findings point to shared growth processes among individuals with a different backgrounds and different kinds of adversities. This change goes beyond mere coping, to an inner transformation in one's self, connection to others, and development of a proactive-prosocial approach in the world. The implications for health care practitioners and the importance of acknowledging the potential for growth following adversity and supporting such growth are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record

Diversity and Social Justice: Applying Theory and Adapting Practices

Diversity and Social Justice: Applying Theory and Adapting Practices Bengü Ergüner-Tekinalp, Guest Editor, Leigh Johnson-Migalski, Guest Editor, and Susan E. Belangee, Guest Editor This special issue was born over a luncheon during the NASAP Annual Conference in Minneapolis in 2016. As we three coeditors talked about Adler’s theory and underrepresented individuals, we realized that not much had been published recently (or ever, with regard to certain populations) and that the theoretical tenets were highly relevant to multiple aspects of diversity and social justice. Discussion brought out questions of how well the theory, techniques, and assessment tools captured those experiences of diverse populations and how those needed adaptation to be more sensitive and relevant. Practitioners of Individual Psychology cannot ignore how social and political realities affect their clients’ and students’ lives. Social justice and diversity issues are not at the margins of our work; they are very much at the center. A recent example of how the larger cultural and sociopolitical climate might have an impact on our clients’ well-being is that one of the editors of this special issue, Dr. Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp, decided not to attend the 2017 NASAP conference in Canada, as she did not want to take a risk in her international travel as a noncitizen and immigrant from a majority-Muslim country. Although her country was not an identified country in the United States travel ban, she did not feel safe to travel. A simple policy change affects individuals in many unexpected ways. A person with many privileges such as skin color, gender and sexual identity, and socioeconomic status may still feel marginalized, unsafe, or not belonging because of one part of identity. Even an identity that is not as salient for an individual may become a marker for a sense of marginalization. As belonging is one of the core tenets of Individual Psychology, Adlerians do not have the luxury to ignore the social, cultural, and political realities that make belonging difficult. [End Page 1] As a constructivist, humanistic, existential, postmodern, feminist, systemic, and culturally sensitive theory, Individual Psychology is strongly positioned to provide a theoretical framework for understanding, identifying, and addressing diversity and social justice issues. The articles in this special issue discuss various multicultural, diversity, and/or social justice topics from an Adlerian perspective and examine the practices and concepts in a cultural context. The special issue took the position of intersectionality and had an inclusive viewpoint on the definition of culture. Chavez, Moore, and McDowell educate readers on the distinctive experiences of Mexican American communities and show us how to tailor treatment of parenting-reorientation using Adlerian theory. Chatters and Zalaquett’s empirical study demonstrates success in integrating acceptance of others on the basis of social interest with bullying and prejudice reduction in pre- and postoutcome analyses. Johnson-Migalski and O’Connor Drout use a case study of a White rural woman facing shoulder injury to illustrate how Adlerian theory integrates into the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for treatment recommendations and social justice practice. Day’s article provides a case of a coaching relationship using early recollections as metaphors with an African American woman. The coaching process described in the article focuses on both individual and systemic dynamics, providing practical applications to coaches as well as therapists working with marginalized populations. Lemberger-Truelove presents the results of a phenomenological study exploring belonging, striving, and lifestyle among Black women. Intersectionality of identities is at the core of her research, and as such, the article discusses the ways Black women deal with gendered racism and how Adlerian theory can promote resilience. In their empirical study, Akdogan, Aydın, and Eken explore the contributions of inferiority feelings on attachment styles of college students in Turkey. They discuss the research results in the cultural context and gender role expectations in the Adlerian perspective. Their article offers evidence for the cross-cultural applicability of Adlerian theory and provides future research directions for cross-cultural explorations of inferiority feelings. Harless and Stoltz present a case study showing the utility of early recollections in career counseling with a high school student from a low-socioeconomic-status family. Because...

Socio-Psychological Adaptation in Individuals with Different Coping Strategies

Introduction. Psychological adaptation and behaviour strategies are system characteristics of the individual making him/her effective and able to work. The paper deals with coping as a way of effective adaptation to various situations. The present study introduces a comparison of socio-psychological adaptation in groups with different indices of constructive behaviour.
 Materials and Methods. Adaptation characteristics in individuals with different coping strategies were measured using (a) the socio-psychological adaptation technique by K. Rogers and R. Diamond, (b) the Prognoz-2 Questionnaire for Mental Stability Assessment by V. Yu. Rybnikov, (c) and the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale (SACS) developed by S. Hobfoll (adapted by N. E. Vodop'yanova and E. S. Starchenkova). The study involved 51 production enterprise employees.
 Results. A consistent analysis of differences took place in the sample groups with different constructiveness indices. The study results showed (a) no high stability among the respondents, (b) predominance of high scores of constructive behaviour among women, (c) predominance of low scores of constructive behaviour among men, (d) the relationship among high scores of constructive behaviour, a higher adaptation level, and high mental stability. The study revealed a factor for psychological health resources, which included: (a) the index of constructive behaviour, (b) adaptation and adaptability, (c) acceptance of others and stress tolerance.
 Discussion. The findings confirm the results in other studies of the relationship among adaptation, stress tolerance, and constructive strategies of behaviour. The factor for psychological health resources demonstrates the statistical dependence of the relationship among positive factors of psychological health. A low general level of adaptation, mental tolerance, and also constructive behaviour among the respondents suggests that socio-psychological adaptation is determined not only by the feelings of satisfaction with life, work, and family relations, but also other factors.

Dancing is belonging! How social networks mediate the effect of a dance intervention on students' sense of belonging to their classroom

AbstractWhat does it take to feel you belong? Using a sample of 606 students in 30 classrooms, with 15 classrooms participating in a school‐based dance intervention, we examined intrapsychic and extrapsychic sources of social belonging using social network analysis. Whereas outdegree (the number of outgoing liking nominations to classmates) served as a proxy variable for students' active acceptance of others, indegree (the number of ingoing liking nominations from other peers) served as a proxy variable for the passive acceptance by others. Both measures should account for changes in students' sense of belonging to their classroom. Multilevel longitudinal mediation analyses supported our predictions—increased belonging related to increasing acceptance by others and of others, which were experienced by students participating in the dance intervention for a year (vs. a non‐treated control group). We discuss our findings within the current debate on the use of distal variables to explain intrapsychic constructs.

Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers! by M. Walsh

Walsh, Melanie. Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers! Candlewick Press, 2016.This picture book is designed to help children better understand children who are on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum. Isaac, like many children with Asperger’s Syndrome, has symptoms that include needing to fidget, sensitivity to sound, exceptional memory for certain kinds of facts, and lack of verbal filters. Instead of making these as negative attributes, Melanie Walsh has used the “superhero” concept as a vehicle for their positive presentation. Telling the story in the first person allows Isaac to directly describe for the reader what his life is like. This allows readers to empathize more easily. For example, he says: “Because I’m a superhero, I have lots of things to think about. I try to remember to be friendly and say hello to people I know, but sometimes I forget. I’m not being rude.” The artwork is brightly coloured. The images are simple and easy to understand, so it does not distract from the story. This would be a good book to read out loud and discuss in a class where there is a child with Asperger’s. While it may not exactly represent all children with Asperger’s, it is a good generalization and will help other children be more accepting of others who have these “superhero” behaviours.Highly Recommended: 4 stars out of 4Reviewer: Sean BorleSean Borle is a University of Alberta undergraduate student who is an advocate for child health and safety.

Značenje prijateljstva u procesu sazrijevanja – kršćanski pogled

Smisao ovog rada je da nas podsjeti na vrijednost i važnost prijateljstva, da nas podsjeti kako je prijateljstvo važno u odrastanju i sazrijevanju, u ostvarivanju onog izvorno ljudskoga u nama. Prijateljstvo ne zavisi ni o kakvoj pripadnosti, prijateljstvo je bez-interesna dobrovoljnost kojoj ne treba nikakav posebni operativni program. U prijateljstvu je važna sloboda izbora i osjećajravnopravnosti. Prijateljstvo se razlikuje od drugih oblika ljubavi, bilo kao uzrok, sadržaj ili izražajna forma, ono je prava ljubav, a ljubav je i mogućnost razgovora. Prijateljstvo je jedino istinsko blago i prava sreća koja se pokazuje kao izravni učinak prijateljske ljubavi u obliku radosti, radosti koja izvire iz srca i koja može savršeno koegzistirati sa siromaštvom, čak i s boli. Prijateljstvo zbog svega ovoga treba odgoj, iznad svega duhovni odgoj koji čovjeku pojedincu može omogućiti da nadiđe dječja maštanja i postavi se u aktualnu stvarnost. Da usvoji jedno novo odgovorno 'ja', očišćeno od probuđenih tendencija koje se zaokružuju u prošlosti. Autentični prijatelj je stoga duhovno slobodan, zna poznavati samog sebe i drugog, ovisno o situaciji, zna biti dostupan za potpuno prihvaćanje drugoga, zna dati ljubav koja postoji i živi za prijatelja.

Hospitality, Tolerance, and Exclusion in Legal Form: Private International Law and the Politics of Difference

In the context of the increasingly polarized political debate in the Western world, it is striking that many claims are made in the name of the law about the possible or necessary level of social acceptance of foreign-ness1. Law—usually in its constitutional variety—is invoked to justify various forms of closure, protectionism and differentiation between the home-grown and the foreign, in the name of community values, tradition, culture, or sovereignty. The rise of identity politics, linked to fear that rising levels of immigration threaten national cultural integrity, means that, most frequently, such claims tend to be framed in the terms of intolerance or exclusion rather than in those of tolerance, or indeed hospitality. In this respect, one salient feature about these contemporary political controversies—which are echoed most topically today in debates over Brexit, immigration control, President Trump’s ‘travel ban’ or the status of migrants—is the extent to which they focus on the supposed requirements of the law in relation to the defence of identity and the acceptance of otherness. While such debates tend to focus on the foreigner (alien, immigrant), they also concern institutions, practices, life-styles (or Lebensform), convictions, worldviews, and foreign law.

青年期後期における自己受容と他者受容の関連 : 個人志向性・社会志向性を指標として

青年期後期における自己受容と他者受容の関連 : 個人志向性・社会志向性を指標として

The Extreme Right and the Limits of Liberal Tolerance in David Greig’s The Events and Chris Thorpe’s Confirmation

The Extreme Right and the Limits of Liberal Tolerance in David Greig’s The Events and Chris Thorpe’s Confirmation James Hudson (bio) Two plays recently performed in the UK have been conspicuous for engaging critically and analytically with aspects of extremism motivated by far-right politics. David Greig’s The Events (2013) reimagines a mass shooting with strong echoes of the atrocity perpetuated by Anders Breivik on the Norwegian island of Utøya in 2011, and Chris Thorpe’s quasi-verbatim Confirmation (2014) attempts to use the theoretical frame of confirmation bias to explore the ideological beliefs of an English neo-Nazi white supremacist. In something akin to the way that Trevor Griffiths’s The Party (1973) was an “occasional” piece that functioned to take the political temperature in the aftermath of the 1968 événements de mai in Paris, both plays arrive at a high-water mark for right-wing populism in Europe, where for more than a decade extremist right-wing ideas have found their way into the mainstream and the far right has enjoyed a larger share of electoral success, sustained media advocacy, and a maturation of extra-parliamentary activism. This essay performs a comparative analysis of The Events and Confirmation and enquires into how both plays negotiate and interrogate the ideology of the contemporary ethno-nationalist far right. It offers an interpretation of the plays as urgently topical cultural artifacts that distill the most salient elements of a still-inchoate twenty-first-century fascism, each engaging with the specific characteristics of extremist racism and anti-liberalism that act as its primary motors in the present political conjuncture in Europe. The first section of this essay comprises a cultural, political, and economic survey of recent European history that accounts for the ways that anti-immigrant, antimulticulturalist and Islamophobic discourses have become the dominant touchstones of today’s far right. Thereafter, this [End Page 306] essay will examine the way that The Events and Confirmation assimilate and synthesize these ideologies, comparing the strategies by which these extremist-right attitudes are dramaturgically framed and dispensed. It is clear at first glance that both these plays can be seen to be performing interrogations into the way that extremist racist and neo-fascist ideologies are conceived and cultivated in contemporary Europe, both in their own way dealing with the shadow cast by Breivik’s actions. Nonetheless, this essay goes further in suggesting that both works are engaged in bringing to light the ways in which particular qualities of contemporary far-right thought can be shown to be parasitic upon traditional leftist discourse, something that resonates significantly with the Europe-wide success of right-populist parties that have gained recent electoral traction, partly by aping many of the left’s more recognizable tenets against globalization’s more rapacious tendencies. A crucial point of comparison marbled throughout both plays is the counterposing of a quintessentially left-liberal protagonist against an extremist antagonist. Here this essay suggests that in doing so both plays perform an interrogation into the limitations and liabilities of the conventional attributes of liberal tolerance, a tendency encapsulated in its most egregeious form by Facebook CEO’s Sheryl Sandberg’s remark when proposing that Facebook “likes” could be deployed to fight terrorism: “the best antidote to hate is tolerance.”1 In both plays we see a similar process of asking what form such a tolerance would take, of interrogating the precariousness and artificiality of a liberal belief system predicated on the benign acceptance of others’ views when those views are fundamentally intolerable, and of the fundamental incompatibility between a protagonist with a predilection for tolerance attempting also to understand the extremist views of their adversary. Therefore, while this essay elucidates how The Events and Confirmation each engage with and absorb the most distinctive features of contemporary reactionary, racist, and far-right discourse, it also makes the case that the plays can be interpreted in conjunction as offering clear critiques of the way that the contemporary liberal left construes and uses tolerance as a political category, and as questioning whether this is an adequate response to an emergent twenty-first-century fascism. [End Page 307] The Emergence of the Contemporary Racist...

ПРЕДИКТОРЫ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ АДАПТАЦИИ БЕЗРАБОТНЫХ И ЛИЦ, ЗАНЯТЫХ В СФЕРЕ ТРУДА

The article discusses the results of a study on the socio-psychological adaptation predictors of the unemployed in relation to people with regular employment. It is assumed that adaptation of the employed and the unemployed is determined by various socio-psychological phenomena; definition of the phenomena will allow to develop programmes of adaptation for the unemployed with preservation of motivation for self-realization. In total, 362 people (33% of whom were male) took part in the study, including 196 unemployed. Standardized methods and scales developed by the authors for assessing the subject position characteristics and adaptive readiness of a person were used. It was found that the unemployed are characterized by lower indicators of socio-psychological adaptation and characteristics that are of paramount importance for adaptation - self-acceptance, acceptance of others, emotional comfort. Socio-demographic characteristics, scales of subjective position, adaptive readiness, subjective well-being and values were consistently introduced to the regression equation. It is shown that adaptive readiness and values are the strongest predictors for the employed, while indicators of subjective well-being and value are more significant for the unemployed. The general predictors of adaptation are the level of education, happiness (positively) and negative affect (negatively). In other cases, the predictors are strictly differentiated.

In the Company of Animals: Otherness, Empathy, and Community in De fronteras by Claudia Hernández

The grotesque short stories De fronteras (2007) by acclaimed Salvadoran writer Claudia Hernandez depict a context where violence and distrust reigns. Full of cadavers, shitstorms, and animalized, displaced, grieving creatures, the stories appear to invite yet another reading of Central American postwar literature in relation to disenchantment and cynicism. This article, however, highlights the humanist idealism that lurks within the stories and—taking into account different ideas about humanity/animality, compassion, and recognition—proposes both localized and universalist readings of the stories. Playing on Hegel's and Fanon's ideas on the dialectic of recognition, the article shows that underneath the bleakness and desolation depicted in Hernandez's stories hides a profound yearning for recognition, restoration, and restitution. The only difference is that in the stories, recognition cannot be found in human relationships, but rather through animal-human relationships. In the stories, being in the company of animals or becoming an animal is a means for envisioning humaneness and empathetic processes of community-building. The stories expose the fallacies of a neoliberal citizenry reduced to an entrepreneurial morality, and instead yearn for acceptance of Otherness, empathetic recognition, and restorative justice.

DETERMINANTES SOCIALES DE LA SALUD MENTAL. ROL DE LA RELIGIOSIDAD

The social determinants of mental health with respect to the role of a person’s religiosity are examined in this paper, based on personal experience and a review of the literature. The objective is to hypothesize that religiosity can influence a person’s mental health through three factors: a sense of moral value, support from a community of faith, and exercise of spirituality. The Medline and SciElo databases were reviewed as of 1990, in English and Spanish, using the keywords: spirituality, belief, religion and social determinants of mental health. The references related to the subject were taken into account as well. The article concludes that it is important in bioethics to incorporate the theme of religiosity as a factor in mental health, based on deliberative dialogue and considering the patient’s position as an interlocutor. It also is imperative to bear in mind the support provided by a community of faith that has embraced the virtues of solidarity and acceptance of others.

Paradox of integration—A computational model

The paradoxical aspect of integration of a social group has been highlighted by Peter Blau (Exchange and Power in Social Life, Wiley and Sons, 1964). During the integration process, the group members simultaneously compete for social status and play the role of the audience. Here we show that when the competition prevails over the desire of approval, a sharp transition breaks all friendly relations. However, as was described by Blau, people with high status are inclined to bother more with acceptance of others; this is achieved by praising others and revealing her/his own weak points. In our model, this action smooths the transition and improves interpersonal relations.

Love and Resistance: Moral Solidarity in the Face of Perceptual Failure

In this paper I explore how we ought to respond to the problematic inner lives of those that we love. I argue for an understanding of love that is radical and challenging—a powerful form of resistance within the confines of everyday relationships. I argue that love, far from the platitudinous and saccharine view, does not call for our acceptance of others’ failings. Instead, loving another means believing in their potential to grow and holding them to account when they fail. I argue that loving others means meeting them where they are and working to understand the role that oppressive ideologies, coupled with cognitive biases, play in generating and entrenching their problematic mental states. I then argue that we ought not disengage with our loved ones or write them off as lost causes, nor should we accept that we will simply “agree to disagree.” Instead, we should stand in moral solidarity with our loved ones and press them to become better while simultaneously understanding that such moral growth is usually a slow and painful process—often, the project of a lifetime.

Reading others’ comments and public opinion poll results on social media: Social judgment and spiral of empowerment

Applying Social Judgment Theory and the Spiral of Silence, we tested the effects of online comments and public opinion polls on the public's’ latitude of acceptance of others' online comments, attitude toward a company, and willingness to speak out on Social Media. We conducted two experiments and found that the effects of online comments and public opinion polls interact with individuals' prior attitudes toward a corporation. The latitude of acceptance toward online comments and participants' willingness to speak out online increased as the comments themselves became negative only among people with negative prior attitudes. However, the change was not detected among people with positive prior attitudes. Practical and theoretical implications were further discussed.

Youth Perspectives on Being Adopted from Foster Care by Lesbian and Gay Parents: Implications for Families and Adoption Professionals

ABSTRACTThis article presents findings from a qualitative study on the perspectives of youth who were adopted from the United States foster care system by lesbian and gay parents and includes focus group data from adopted persons and survey data from adoptive parents. This study fills a unique gap in the literature by hearing directly from the youth through focus groups. Findings indicated that children use a variety of strategies for sharing or not sharing that their parents are gay or lesbian and that many experience bullying and teasing that may be different than experienced by other children. The children adopted by lesbian and gay parents often perceive themselves as being more accepting of others, having more understanding of people, and being more compassionate toward people than those not raised by lesbian or gay parents. Suggestions are provided for training of adoption professionals and prospective families about the challenges and benefits for youth adopted by lesbian and gay parents.

Like Braiding Sweetgrass

The shifting environment of Indigenous community-based research demands reflexivity because the negotiation and maintenance of relationships are central (Findlay, Ray, & Basualdo, 2014). This paper expands on the importance of social relationships in the Nehinuw (Cree) worldview by reflecting on an ongoing research partnership among a team of Indigenous and Settler researchers from three universities and one Indigenous community agency. The Nehinuw relationships of weechihitowin (supporting and helping each other), weechiyauguneetowin (partnership, collaborative or shared action), otootemitowin (respectful openness and acceptance of others), and weechiseechigemitowin (alliances for common action) (L. Goulet & K. Goulet, 2014) form the theoretical framework for analyzing the challenges and successes that have sustained this collaboration for almost 10 years. This article will enhance understanding of Indigenous community-based research to promote an epistemological shift toward Indigenous modes of inquiry.

大学生人际关系与容纳他人的相关研究

采用大学生人际困扰量表和容纳他人量表对350名大学生人际关系与容纳他人的特点及其关系进行问卷调查。结果显示：1) 17.90%大学生人际关系困扰一般，2.60%大学生人际关系困扰较为严重；2) 男大学生异性交往困扰显著低于女大学生，非师范生在与人交谈、待人接物、异性交往评述三方面人际困扰显著低于师范生，大一年级人际关系困扰显著低于大二、大三、大四年级；3) 男大学生容纳他人各维度显著高于女大学生，非师范生被他人容纳程度显著高于师范生，大一年级容纳他人维度显著高于大二、大三、大四年级；4) 大学生人际关系困扰与容纳他人呈显著负相关。 The college students’ interpersonal disturbance scale and acceptance of others scale of 350 college students of the interpersonal relationship and acceptance of others were used. The results showed that: 1) 17.90% had a certain degree of college students’ interpersonal disturbance; interpersonal disturbance of 2.60% students is more serious. 2) The degree of interpersonal disturbance of male college students’ heterosexual communication problems was significantly lower than that of female college students; the degree of interpersonal disturbance of non-normal students was significantly lower than that of normal students in talking with people, dealing with people and heterosexual communication; the degree of interpersonal disturbance of freshmen was significantly lower than that of the sophomore, junior, senior students. 3) Male college student’s acceptance of others was significantly higher than that of female students in each dimension, non-normal college students’ acceptance of others was significantly higher than that of normal students, the dimension of freshmen’s acceptance of others was significantly higher than that of the sophomore, junior and senior students. 4) There was a significant negative correlation between college students’ in-terpersonal relationship and acceptance of others.

Los derechos humanos fundamentados mediante la legitimación y la moral jurídica.

El Estado colombiano está inmerso en el proceso de paz y posconflicto, si llegara a concretarse tal acuerdo, razón por la cual debe enfrentar una etapa de transición continua en la que se replanteen aspectos como el modelo de justicia que se ha venido aplicando y que terminará por modificar el sistema jurídico y las políticas públicas que hasta la fecha se han venido ejecutando. Es por ello que, a la hora de plantear políticas públicas cuyo objetivo sea la consecución de la paz, estas deben ser entendidas desde la esfera de la sana convivencia y la aceptación del otro. Todo aquello se lograría a partir de una evolución del sistema jurídico y cultural de la sociedad colombiana que permita incluir la moral jurídica, la cual, tiene como requisito fundamental el reconocimiento recíproco entre personas y se materializa con un sistema jurídico que abarque más allá de una simple protección a los derechos humanos. Lo anterior hace referencia a la pluricultural existente en todo el territorio nacional, por ejemplo, las minorías étnicas gitanas, afrodescendientes, etc. y a cómo deben ser incluidas de forma efectiva en un modelo social sostenible.

Intercultural relations in Russia and Latvia: the relationship between contact and cultural security

The project Mutual Intercultural Research in Plural Societies was designed to examine three hypotheses of intercultural relations: the multiculturalism hypothesis, the integration hypothesis, and the contact hypothesis. These hypotheses were derived from the Canadian multiculturalism policy (Berry, 1984), and their validity has been assessed in a number of countries. Our goal was to evaluate these hypotheses in Russia (Moscow) and Latvia (Riga). We used sociopsychological surveys of two dominant groups (Russian Muscovites and Latvians in Riga) and two nondominant groups (migrants from the Caucasus in Moscow and the Russian minority in Riga) employing structural equation modeling. A sense of perceived security promoted tolerance toward other cultural groups in three of the samples. Perceived security was related significantly to multicultural ideology in Riga, but there was no significant relationship to multicultural ideology in the Moscow samples. A preference for the integration strategy among the migrants in Moscow as well as among the Russians in Latvia promoted their better sociocultural adaptation and had a significant impact on the life satisfaction of the Muscovites but had no impact on the Latvian sample in Riga. Our results provided some support for the effect of intercultural contact on the acceptance of others in three of the groups: the migrants in Moscow, the Russian minority in Riga, and the dominant group in Moscow. However, among the Russians in Riga, the relationship between contacts and perceived security was negative. The multiculturalism hypothesis was confirmed with the dominant group in Riga and was partly confirmed with both the dominant and the nondominant groups in Moscow and with the Russian minority in Riga. The contact hypothesis received partial support with both groups in Moscow and the Russian minority in Riga but was not confirmed with the Latvians in Riga. There was partial support for the role of the integration strategy in promoting sociocultural adaptation and well-being among the migrants in Moscow and the Muscovites. These findings require additional analysis of the sociopolitical and historical context in Latvia in order to understand the psychological outcomes of acculturation among the Russian minority there.