Ethnic minorities tend to develop dual identities and therefore can face identity denials from two groups. We examine in two studies the relation between dual identity and experiences of dual identity denial as misgivings or a manifested mistrust of one’s group membership from both majority and minority group members. Based on identity integration and threat literature, identity denial represents a threat to dual identity which means that stronger dual identity denial can be expected to be associated with lower dual identity (a negative association). In contrast, based on identity enactment literature, stronger expression of one’s dual identity can be expected to elicit stronger identity denial (a positive association). These two contrasting hypotheses were examined in two studies (Study 1 = 474; Study 2 = 820) among ethnic minorities in the Netherlands. The results from both studies offer greater support for the identity enactment model and illustrate the complexities associated with having a dual identity.

少数民族倾向于发展双重身份，因此可能面临来自两个群体的身份否认。我们在两项研究中考察了双重身份和双重身份否认经历之间的关系，这些经历既令人担忧，也表现出对多数成员和少数群体成员对某团体成员的不信任。根据身份整合和威胁文献，身份拒绝代表对双重身份的威胁，这意味着可以预期，较强的双重身份拒绝与较低的双重身份（负关联）相关。相反，根据身份制定文献，可以预期一个人双重身份的更强表达会引起更强的身份否认（正向关联）。在两项研究中检验了这两个相反的假设（研究1 = 474；研究1 = 474）。荷兰少数民族中的研究2 = 820）。两项研究的结果为身份制定模型提供了更大的支持，并说明了双重身份带来的复杂性。