Highlights•Acculturation is an unfolding process of change arising from intercultural contact.•
Developmental and longitudinal approaches have examined acculturation as a
process.•Acculturation is affected by context (family, work, school, socio-political
climate).Continued intercultural contact leads to challenges and changes. As part of this
process, the acculturating individual deals with acculturative stressors whose negative
effects on well-being can be buffered or exacerbated by coping reactions. A second�…