APS

2026 APS Annual Convention

Navigating Complexity: Multicultural and Multiracial Experiences across the Lifespan

Saturday, May 30, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Oral · Identity, Culture & Social Inequality

This symposium integrates international and developmental perspectives to examine how multicultural and multiracial experiences shape cognition, belonging, and well‑being. Speakers present new frameworks and empirical evidence regarding how cultural exposure, creativity, identity contestation, stress, and parental socialization influence multicultural and multiracial adult and child outcomes, highlighting shared mechanisms of resilience.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Sarah GaitherChair
    Duke University

Presentations

  1.  Multicultural Experiences In Migration: A Multidimensional Taxonomy and Its Intrapersonal and Intergroup Correlates Elia Soler Pastor, Magdalena Bobowik, Veronica Benet-Martinez
  2.  Protective Roles of Parental Socialization In Multiracial Identity Contestation Diana Sanchez, Zoey Eddy
  3.  Multiracial and Multicultural Socialization and Children’s Discrimination Attributions Sarah Gaither, Analia Albuja