Acculturation and Psychological Well-Being among Immigrant Adolescents in Finland: A Comparative Study of Adolescents From Different Cultural Backgrounds Export

@article{citeulike:3379232, abstract = {This study investigated the effects of acculturation on the psychological well-being of immigrant adolescents. The respondents were 11 to 20 years old, originally from the former Soviet Union, Turkey, Somalia, and Vietnam, and now living in Finland (N = 588). To gain an understanding of the complexity and specificity of the relationship between acculturation and psychological well-being, a large range of existing psychological well-being scales measuring acculturative stress, behavioral problems, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and sense of mastery were used as dependent variables. Most indices of psychological well-being were clearly and negatively related to perceived discrimination, and some of them were also positively related to second-language proficiency. In addition, the adolescents' experiences of parental support and adherence to traditional family-related values promoted their psychological well-being. However, the impact of this adherence was found to depend on both the specific aspect of well-being measured and the specific family-related values in question. 10.1177/0743558400154002}, author = {Liebkind, Karmela and Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga}, citeulike-article-id = {3379232}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://jar.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/4/446}, day = {1}, journal = {Journal of Adolescent Research}, keywords = {acculturation, adaptation}, month = {July}, number = {4}, pages = {446--469}, posted-at = {2008-10-06 11:34:53}, priority = {5}, title = {Acculturation and Psychological Well-Being among Immigrant Adolescents in Finland: A Comparative Study of Adolescents From Different Cultural Backgrounds}, url = {http://jar.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/4/446}, volume = {15}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3379232 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3379232 N2 - This study investigated the effects of acculturation on the psychological well-being of immigrant adolescents. The respondents were 11 to 20 years old, originally from the former Soviet Union, Turkey, Somalia, and Vietnam, and now living in Finland (N = 588). To gain an understanding of the complexity and specificity of the relationship between acculturation and psychological well-being, a large range of existing psychological well-being scales measuring acculturative stress, behavioral problems, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and sense of mastery were used as dependent variables. Most indices of psychological well-being were clearly and negatively related to perceived discrimination, and some of them were also positively related to second-language proficiency. In addition, the adolescents' experiences of parental support and adherence to traditional family-related values promoted their psychological well-being. However, the impact of this adherence was found to depend on both the specific aspect of well-being measured and the specific family-related values in question. 10.1177/0743558400154002 IS - 4 JF - Journal of Adolescent Research EP - 469 TI - Acculturation and Psychological Well-Being among Immigrant Adolescents in Finland: A Comparative Study of Adolescents From Different Cultural Backgrounds VL - 15 SP - 446 KW - acculturation KW - adaptation AU - Liebkind, Karmela AU - Jasinskaja-Lahti, Inga PY - 2000/07/01/ UR - http://jar.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/4/446 ER -