Migration is a critical issue for child development in the 21st century. We expand on García Coll et al.'s (1996) integrative model of minority by drawing from principles attachment theory and interpersonal relationships research to offer new insights into how youth manage respond migration experiences. Immigrant refugee should experience better outcomes extent that they (a) maintain strong with caregivers peers who provide sense closeness, safety, confidence during process adjusting this...

Immigrant adolescents have been found to show high levels of friendship homophily (the tendency prefer intra-ethnic over interethnic friends). Based on acculturation theories, we predicted longitudinal changes and interindividual differences in level rate change by immigrant composition school, parental objections the cultural adaptation their offspring, discrimination, language use. Altogether 218 newcomer 272 experienced who had emigrated from former Soviet Union Germany participated 4...

Abstract. We draw upon developmental psychology theory to highlight the process of acculturation in adolescent immigrants. First, we describe different ways which development and have been combined past research on immigrant youth. These studies mainly considered acculturation-related changes, predictors, stages, or utilized context model by Bronfenbrenner (1977) . However, considerations are often only implicitly implemented existing not a very systematic manner. The dynamic aspects...

This study compares the adaptation of diaspora immigrant adolescents from former Soviet Union, ethnic Germans in Germany, and Russian Jews Israel, using a new measure acculturation-related hassles, which were defined as minor negative experiences originating being an immigrant. Participants, who 16 years age on average both groups, assigned to three groups according their length residence. Based acculturation theories, hypotheses tested regarding frequency language discrimination family...

Abstract Although interethnic friendships are among the best indicators of social adaptation to a new cultural context, adolescent immigrants form predominantly within their own ethnic community, phenomenon called friendship homophily. In this article, I focus on acculturation immigrant adolescents and factors that lead them group, including acculturation‐related behaviors, mutual attitudes native groups, developmental age‐related considerations, context in which these live. The results...

Prejudice is one of the major threats to cohesion multicultural societies and adolescent years play a key role in its development. How social contexts contribute prejudice is, however, not yet well-known. This 3-wave study Swedish majority adolescents (N = 659; MageT1 13.41; MageT3 17.33) examined effects parents' peers' attitudes on changes youth toward immigrants as well an interplay between parent, peer, school context. The results multilevel analyses revealed that within-person...

Journal analyses have documented the historical neglect of research pertaining to Majority World in psychological science, and need for inclusivity is clearly articulated ensure a science that comprehensive globally applicable. However, no systematic efforts explored perspectives researchers working with communities regarding challenges they experience conducting disseminating ways address them. Our aim was explore these from perspective using an embedded mixed-methods design. Based on...

Perceived discrimination is a substantial challenge for immigrant youths trying to adapt new home. The present study examined the independent and interactive relations between individual- school-level variables in determining perceptions of ethnic German migrant (Aussiedler) from former Soviet Union. Six hundred forty-three Aussiedler adolescents (M = 15.7 years) 28 schools across Germany self-reported their orientation toward ingroup relationships, perceived native segregation orientation,...

Abstract Acculturation unfolds over time, but research on acculturation often does not account for developmental processes. Recent studies introduced several novel temporal concepts of processes to understand more fully how immigrant youth adapt new cultural contexts. In this review, we describe these acculturation: Acculturative timing refers youth's age at time migration (chronological timing), the actual start acculturative changes (which may occur before or after physical migration, also...

Collective identification is vital for adolescents, fostering well-being and connection, but scant attention has been given to drivers of national their contextual variations in youth. To address this, two longitudinal studies examined how values, as guiding goals defining what individuals consider important lives, relate the trajectory majority minority Study 1 (N = 568; M

Acculturation processes are, by definition, of change over time. Yet, acculturation science is dominated static and a-developmental theorizing that makes no specific assumptions about temporal processes. This review paper presents concepts methods utilize a developmental perspective demonstrates how these can make more dynamic embedded in contextual theorizing, particularly (but not exclusively) for studying immigrant youth. The described include the life stage principle (e.g., acculturative...

This cross-sectional study investigated a model of risk and protective factors the family, school, peer environment that predict adolescent delinquent behaviour. Three social groups were compared: newcomer ethnic German immigrants, experienced native adolescents. Based on theoretical assumptions about processes acculturation, it was hypothesized strength associations between variables in would vary immigrants adolescents also but be similar for adolescents; these hypotheses supported....

Stress-and-coping frameworks predict increasing psychological adaptation of immigrants over time, but although previous studies found evidence for this assumption in adult samples, temporal pattern was hardly among adolescent immigrants. The authors argue that an acculturation-related increase time might be counterbalanced by age-typical decrease indicators adaptation. This longitudinal study, covering a 3-year period mid-adolescence, compared change depressed mood as indicator three matched...

This longitudinal study compared immigrant and native adolescents’ expectations concerning the timing of conventional socially acceptable oppositional less forms autonomy. Based on normative development a collectivist background among immigrants, both developmental acculturative change was expected. The sample consisted 523 ethnic German immigrants from former Soviet Union 475 adolescents, groups divided into an early (age 12.5 years) late 16 adolescent group. Results revealed more than...

Recent research suggests that cultural groups comprise subgroups differing in the combination of their self-identifications with heritage and host cultures following distinct trajectories acculturation. This study aimed at identifying such subgroups, predicting group membership by pre-migration factors, testing for acculturation-related experiences culture over time. The sample comprised 366 adolescent diaspora migrants (59% female, 16 years old) from former Soviet Union to Germany. A...

On the basis of general theories delinquency and specific situation immigrants, this longitudinal study investigated predictors initial levels rates change in among 188 male ethnic German Diaspora immigrants from former Soviet Union (FSU) Germany, 237 native adolescents, 182 Jewish adolescents FSU Israel. The participants (15.2 years old) completed 3 annual assessments. Latent growth curve models showed that reported higher than lower Russian adolescents. Groups did not differ rate change,...

This longitudinal study aimed to differentiate between acculturative and developmental processes by (a) comparing levels change rates in victimization among ethnic German immigrants native adolescents Germany Russian Jewish Israel, (b) testing whether interindividual differences immigrant youth can be explained the same general factors as groups or migration-specific factors. In addition, we tested not interact. The sample comprised 1,300 immigrants, 820 adolescents, 1,535 adolescents....

In modern multicultural societies more and individuals deal with 2 or cultures due to the unprecedented increase in international migration. This special section brings together research about immigrants' adaptation various life domains, demands of dealing different cultural scripts how immigrants can successfully bridge demands. introduction provides a broader theoretical framework that links studies demonstrates areas for further research. It also clearly illustrates growing necessity...

Abstract. Immigrant adolescents have been found to prefer intraethnic over interethnic friendships, a phenomenon called friendship homophily (FH). This study investigates whether Russian Jewish immigrants in Israel and ethnic German Germany differ their FH rates, which variables predict each sample, relative strength of association between predictors differs both samples. is measured using reports on best friends, cliques, distant friendships. Results FH, general, be more pronounced the...

This longitudinal study investigated friendship homophily (i.e., the preference for intra-ethnic over inter-ethnic friends) among immigrant adolescents in Israel and Germany. Based on acculturation theories known differences between Germany establishment of Russian-speaking communities these countries, it was hypothesized that levels rates change would differ. Associations context- acculturation-related variables adolescent were also tested. The sample consisted 877 Russian Jewish 358 ethnic...