Cultural deviation narratives reveal how individuals view the self in relation to normative expectations regarding the good life. Here, a narrative identity approach was used to examine 112 Asian American and 143 Latinx college students’ narratives about a time they deviated from the expectations of their racial/ethnic group. Personal deviations were more common among Latinx participants, whereas professional deviations about selecting a college major and career were more common among Asian American participants. Contaminated deviation narratives (positive beginnings, negative endings) corresponded with lower adjustment. Discussion centers on how cultural deviation narratives among Asian American and Latinx college students can inform understanding of the good life in these groups.

文化偏差叙述揭示了个人如何看待与对美好生活的规范期望相关的自我。在这里，一种叙事认同方法被用来检查 112 名亚裔美国人和 143 名拉丁裔大学生关于他们偏离其种族/族裔群体期望的时间的叙述。个人偏差在拉丁裔参与者中更为常见，而在选择大学专业和职业方面的专业偏差在亚裔美国人中更为常见。受污染的偏差叙述（积极的开始，消极的结局）对应于较低的调整。讨论的中心是亚裔美国人和拉丁裔大学生的文化偏差叙述如何有助于理解这些群体的美好生活。