Bicultural individuals generally maintain their heritage cultures and live in accordance with mainstream culture with relative ease. However, when the two cultures hold incompatible values, beliefs, and social norms over what is considered appropriate, bicultural individuals may face unique challenges. One such challenge is potentially experiencing rejection from their families for transgressing their heritage cultural norms, which can cause psychological distress. The present study explored the association of familial rejection for transgressing heritage cultural norms and psychological distress in situations where those norms are incompatible with mainstream Canadian norms, and the role that Canadian group identification plays. Results revealed that familial rejection for transgressing heritage cultural norms may be associated with psychological distress; however, that association can be attenuated for those who strongly identify as Canadian. Results of the present study provide empirical support for the widely held but untested assumption that bicultural individuals’ experiences of familial rejection for transgressing heritage cultural norms is associated with psychological distress. Additionally, results of the present study suggest that Canadian group identification can assist bicultural Canadians to better cope when their familial relationships are threatened as a result of their heritage cultural norm transgressions.

双重文化个体通常保持其遗产文化并相对容易地遵循主流文化。但是，当两种文化在适当的观点上具有不相容的价值观，信念和社会规范时，双重文化个体可能会面临独特的挑战。这样的挑战之一是他们的家人可能因违反其传统文化规范而遭到拒绝，这可能导致心理困扰。本研究探讨了在那些规范与加拿大主流规范不兼容的情况下，家族排斥与违反传统文化规范和心理困扰的关联，以及加拿大群体认同的作用。结果表明，家族成员对违反传统文化规范的拒绝可能与心理困扰有关。但是，对于那些强烈认为是加拿大人的人，这种联系可能会减弱。本研究的结果为广泛接受但未经检验的假设提供了经验支持，即双文化个体对违反传统文化规范的家庭排斥经历与心理困扰有关。另外，本研究的结果表明，当他们的家庭关系因其传统文化规范的侵犯而受到威胁时，加拿大的群体认同可以帮助双文化的加拿大人更好地应对。本研究的结果为广泛接受但未经检验的假设提供了经验支持，即双文化个体对违反传统文化规范的家庭排斥经历与心理困扰有关。另外，本研究的结果表明，当他们的家庭关系因其传统文化规范的侵犯而受到威胁时，加拿大的群体认同可以帮助双文化的加拿大人更好地应对。本研究的结果为广泛认可但未经检验的假设提供了经验支持，即双文化个体对违反传统文化规范的家族排斥经历与心理困扰有关。另外，本研究的结果表明，当他们的家庭关系因其传统文化规范的侵犯而受到威胁时，加拿大的群体认同可以帮助双文化的加拿大人更好地应对。