When Being Different Becomes an Asset or a Burden: The Interaction Effect between Cultural Estrangement and Self-Esteem on Default Mode Network Activity

Research Square April 6, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7558850/v1 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Observational cohort
Topics	Default mode network
Key findings	Cultural estrangement interacts with self-esteem to predict default mode network activity, with opposite effects for low versus high self-esteem individuals.

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When Being Different Becomes an Asset or a Burden: The Interaction Effect between Cultural Estrangement and Self-Esteem on Default Mode Network Activity

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