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Longitudinal Profiles of Acculturation and Developmental Outcomes among Mexican-Origin Adolescents from Immigrant Families
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Yan, Jinjin; Sim, Lester; Schwartz, Seth J.; Shen, Yishan; Parra-Medina, Deborah; Kim, Su Yeong – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
Prior studies investigating the association between acculturation and adolescent adjustment have often focused on specific acculturation domains rather than examining these domains collectively in a profile typology. Here, we investigate stability and change patterns in Mexican American adolescent acculturation profiles over time, using a two-wave…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Acculturation, Cultural Maintenance, Hispanic American Culture
The Family Crisis Migration Stress Framework: A Framework to Understand the Mental Health Effects of Crisis Migration on Children and Families Caused by Disasters
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Vos, Saskia R.; Clark-Ginsberg, Aaron; Puente-Duran, Sofia; Salas-Wright, Christopher P.; Duque, Maria C.; Herrera, Ivonne Calderón; Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M.; Castillo, Melissa N.; Lee, Tae Kyoung; Garcia, Maria Fernanda; Fernandez, Cristina A.; Hanson, Marissa; Scaramutti, Carolina; Schwartz, Seth J. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
Crisis migration refers to displacement of large numbers of individuals and families from their home countries due to wars, dictatorial governments, and other critical hazards (e.g., hurricanes). Although crisis migration can adversely influence direct and indirect effects on the mental health of adults and their children collectively as families,…
Descriptors: Migration, Trauma, Stress Variables, Mental Health
Psychological and Social Adjustment in Refugee Adolescents: The Role of Parents' and Adolescents' Friendships
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Karatas, Savas; Crocetti, Elisabetta; Schwartz, Seth J.; Rubini, Monica – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
Friendships have important implications for adolescents' psychological and social adjustment. However, there is still limited evidence on how different same-ethnic and cross-ethnic friendships are formed and regarding their role in refugee adjustment. Therefore, the present study was designed to examine the interplay of parents' and adolescents'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Adolescents, Social Adjustment
A Longitudinal Study of Paternal and Maternal Involvement and Neighborhood Risk on Recent Immigrant Latino/a Youth Prosocial Behaviors
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Davis, Alexandra N.; Carlo, Gustavo; Maiya, Sahitya; Schwartz, Seth J.; Szapocznik, Jose; Des Rosiers, Sabrina – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
The goal of the current study was to examine the role of neighborhood risk and maternal and paternal involvement on multiple forms of prosocial behaviors among recent immigrant US Latino/a adolescents. Additionally, we examined the interactions between parental involvement and neighborhood risk in order to test protective effects of mothers' and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Fathers, Parent Participation, Prosocial Behavior
Understanding Adolescents' Acculturation Processes: New Insights from the Intergroup Perspective
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Karatas, Savas; Crocetti, Elisabetta; Schwartz, Seth J.; Rubini, Monica – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
Recent developments in the acculturation literature have emphasized the importance of adopting "intergroup perspectives" that provide a valuable background for investigating how acculturation orientations (i.e., maintenance of the culture of origin and the adoption of the destination culture) of adolescents from migrant families are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Acculturation, Intergroup Relations, Migrants