A5067502962- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Social Media and Politics
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Topic Modeling
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- European Politics and Security
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- European Union Policy and Governance
- European Cultural and National Identity
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2014-2023
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2019
University of Minnesota
2019
In the context of rising disasters worldwide and challenges COVID-19 pandemic, this commentary considers implications findings in resilience science on children youth for disaster preparation response. The multisystem posed by are illustrated pandemic. We discuss significance history emergence a unifying systems definition resilience. Principles perspective major what matters young people delineated with reference to Striking parallels noted psychosocial factors identified at level...
We propose an integrative model for the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth that combines ecological with risk resilience frameworks. Immigrant-origin are now, will continue to be, a diverse demographically important segment all postindustrial nations' populations. Synthesizing evidence across psychological, educational, sociological disciplines produced since seminal publication García Coll et al.'s (1996) model, along significant events such as global refugee crisis,...
Academic achievement in immigrant children and adolescents is an indicator of current future adaptive success. Since the youths inextricably linked to that receiving society, success their trajectory through school becomes a high stakes issue both for individual society. The present article focuses on adolescents, role engagement accounting group differences academic from perspective multilevel integrative model youths’ adaptation ( Motti-Stefanidi, Berry, Chryssochoou, Sam, & Phinney,...
Although numerous studies have emphasized the role evaluations by others play for people's self-esteem, perspective of and social diversity real-life contexts largely been ignored. In a large-scale longitudinal study, we examined link between adolescents' self-esteem their self- peer-perceived popularity in socially diverse classrooms. First, tested competing directions effects predicted sociometer theory (i.e., affects mediated self-perceived popularity) self-broadcasting popularity)....
Based on theorization the four basic dimensions of religiousness, Believing, Bonding, Behaving, and Belonging, corresponding cognitive, emotional, moral, social motives functions religion, we developed a measure investigated cross-cultural consistency as well interindividual variability. Data were collected from 14 countries varying in religious heritage: Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism/Taoism ( N = 3,218). Beyond their high interrelation common...
Abstract This study examined growth patterns in adaptation of immigrant youth from a risk and resilience perspective. Students first- second-generation families living Greece their nonimmigrant classmates ( N = 1,057) were assessed over the first 3 years secondary school (ages 13–15). Three-level hierarchical linear models used to disentangle individual classroom-level effects on initial level change academic achievement, conduct, peer popularity, psychological well-being. At level, was more...
We propose a new model of personality development, the disposition– adaptation–environment (DAE) model. It is based on assumption that two types individual characteristics can be distinguished: Dispositions make up relatively stable core at particular age, and adaptations are joint outcome effects dispositions environmental mediate transactions between environments. Whereas distinctions have been drawn before, DAE unique in it (i) entails testable hypotheses whether or dispositions, (ii)...
Abstract. Due to continued groundbreaking digital advancements, Internet use has increased significantly. This led a heated debate in relation weighing the many advantages of technology against its potentially deleterious effects. To address such questions, experts converge on need for greater knowledge around way individual differences, partly shaped by an individual’s unique experiences engaging with medium, and other real-life experiences, lead different developmental trajectories....
A global challenge for developmental psychology is to better understand how young people around the world make sense of their identities growing up in pluralistic societies. The study ethnic-racial identity provides an important lens this process. This paper describes five European countries (Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, and Sweden) adapted Identity Project, 8-week school-based intervention originally developed United States promote adolescents' exploration resolution. Across countries,...
The purpose of this study was to examine the acculturation, psychological well-being, and school adjustment Pontian adolescents from former Soviet Union (FSU-Pontians), who are immigrants diaspora living in Greece, compared with an immigrant group Albania native Greek classmates. sample included 165 FSU-Pontian immigrants, 272 Albania, their 525 classmates (mean age = 13.7 years). School data were obtained using multiple methods informants. Students also reported subjective well-being...
We examined behavioral school engagement trajectories of immigrant and non-immigrant early adolescents in relation to their academic achievement. Data were based on teacher judgments records. Students from families living Greece classmates ( N = 1057) assessed over the three years middle (ages 13 15). Academic achievement influenced later more strongly than vice versa for both students. Low achievement, being an student social adversity found be risk factors initial level engagement. An...
Over the last decade, research on Internet addiction (IA) has increased. However, almost all studies in area are cross-sectional and do not examine context which use takes place. Therefore, a longitudinal study examined role of conscientiousness (as personality trait) classroom hostility contextual factor) development IA. The participants comprised 648 adolescents were assessed over 2-year period (while aged 16-18 years). A three-level hierarchical linear model was carried out data...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the association immigrant status adversity and adjustment. Two samples 12- 15-year-old public school students in Athens area were studied: a sample first generation Albanian Native Greek attending two schools (N = 325), first-generation Pontian immigrants (of heritage) third 242). Competence emotional adjustment measured with multiple methods informants, including grades, number absences, teacher ratings achievement behaviour, peer popularity...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether and how individual differences contribute the translation perceived group discrimination into personal discrimination. One hundred forty-five Pontic Greek 269 Albanian students (mean age 12.9 years) enrolled in urban public schools were assessed Grade 1 high school. Albanians reported higher against their ethnic group, but not themselves, personally, than Greeks. Personal could be predicted by as well from characteristics immigrant students,...
Immigrant youth differ in their adaptation, which is judged on the basis of how well they deal with developmental and acculturative tasks. While immigrant adolescents are faced realities 2 different cultures, also have to master age-salient tasks, such as self-efficacy identity development. To get a better insight into interplay tasks relationship family functioning, we used 3-wave longitudinal data over 2-year period from 13-year-old students (N = 609) Athens, Greece. Cross-lagged models...
Identity is one core developmental task of adolescence. Although Marcia's model, comprising the dimensions exploration and commitment, has dominated identity research for decades new models have recently been proposed. Luyckx colleagues' model poses that a process consisting five aspects: Exploration in Breadth, Commitment Making, Ruminative Exploration, Depth Identification with Commitments. The Dimensions Development Scale (DIDS) 25-item instrument developed to assess those aspects. goal...
Successful adaptation among immigrant youths is a highly important issue for multiple stakeholders in many countries because of its potential long-term significance the well-being migrants and prosperity social cohesion receiving societies. In this article, I examine immigrant-youth through lens recently developed resilience model. What are risks that threaten youths’ adaptation? promotive or protective influences support their positive These questions addressed using scientific evidence...