The Urdu-speaking Bihari people in Bangladesh, living in dilapidated camps with compromised rights and opportunities, constitute one of the most vulnerable diasporas in the South Asian region. These camps have existed for generations and consequently house many adolescents. Yet studies on the acculturation and identity distress of adolescent Biharis are nonexistent. This paper addresses this significant topic directly. Based on a survey using the Abbreviated Multidimensional Acculturation Scale (AMAS-ZABB) and the Identity Distress Survey (IDS) frameworks, this study found that Bihari adolescent youths preferred to associate themselves more with the host identity and culture than with their own. They showed high language competence in their host and origin languages, but only high cultural competence in their host culture. Their identity distress was found to be low across identity, social relationships, religion and group loyalties, but was moderate and evenly distributed around long-term goals and career plans. The recommendations of the study support the integration of the Bihari population into Bangladesh’s population framework, since this diaspora appears to be qualified for this transition.

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孟加拉国滞留的比哈尔青少年的文化适应和身份困扰状况

孟加拉国讲乌尔都语的比哈里人生活在破旧的难民营中，权利和机会受到损害，是南亚地区最脆弱的侨民之一。这些营地已经存在了好几代，因此收容了许多青少年。然而，关于青少年比哈尔人的文化适应和身份困扰的研究还不存在。本文直接讨论了这个重要的主题。基于使用缩略多维文化适应量表的调查（阿玛斯-扎布）和身份困扰调查（入侵检测系统）框架中，这项研究发现，比哈里青少年更愿意将自己与东道国的身份和文化联系在一起，而不是与自己的身份和文化联系在一起。他们在母语和原籍语言中表现出较高的语言能力，但在东道文化中仅表现出较高的文化能力。研究发现，他们在身份、社会关系、宗教和群体忠诚度方面的身份困扰较低，但在长期目标和职业计划方面则中等且均匀分布。该研究的建议支持将比哈尔人口纳入孟加拉国的人口框架，因为这个侨民似乎有资格进行这一转变。