In this review, we explore how bicultural competence, or the extent to which individuals effectively balance two cultures, can exist at a dyadic level, where two individuals' respective levels of cultural competence determine how effectively the dyad engages with their environment and collectively manages challenges associated with navigating two cultures. We review existing literature relevant to this concept, which we call dyadic bicultural competence, focusing on intimate partners. Research in this area is limited, and there have been mixed findings regarding how partners' cultural competencies relate to relationship functioning. We propose a model based on established models of relational strain and culture in family dynamics, explaining how dyadic bicultural competence can be associated with relationship trajectories. This proposed model provides a framework that explains mixed findings in this area and may be helpful in guiding future work exploring the role of cultural competence in individual and relational functioning for migrants.

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二元双文化能力：一种概念化亲密关系中文化能力模式的新方法

在这篇综述中，我们探讨了双文化能力，或者说个人有效平衡两种文化的程度，如何存在于二元层面，其中两个人各自的文化能力水平决定了二人如何有效地融入环境并共同应对挑战与驾驭两种文化有关。我们回顾了与这一概念相关的现有文献，我们将其称为二元双文化能力，重点关注亲密伴侣。该领域的研究有限，并且关于伴侣的文化能力与关系功能如何相关的研究结果不一。我们提出了一个基于家庭动态中关系紧张和文化的既定模型的模型，解释了二元双文化能力如何与关系轨迹相关联。该模型提供了一个框架，可以解释该领域的混合研究结果，并可能有助于指导未来探索文化能力在移民个人和关系功能中的作用的工作。