University of Haifa.
J Res Adolesc. 2021 Jun;31(2):351-367. doi: 10.1111/jora.12601. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
We examined the hypothesis that lower maternal relatedness mediates the associations of immigrant mothers' acculturative stress and lack of benefit finding in immigration with poorer adjustment of their adolescents in terms of more externalizing problems and lower school achievements and self-worth. Participants were 93 adolescents (47.31% girls, M = 16.04) and their mothers (M = 45.83) from middle-class families. Mothers immigrated to Israel from the Former Soviet Union or Western countries (M = 19.75). We used a multimethod multi-informant approach that included a novel narrative procedure for assessing acculturative stress and benefit finding. Structural Equation Modeling supported the hypothesis, suggesting that research on and practice with adolescents in immigrant families should consider the meaning parents derive from their immigration experiences.
我们检验了一个假设，即较低的母系亲属关系可以调节移民母亲的文化适应压力和移民中缺乏获益认知与她们的青少年在更多的外化问题、较低的学业成绩和自我价值感方面的调整较差之间的关联。参与者是 93 名青少年（47.31%为女孩，M=16.04）及其母亲（M=45.83），他们均来自中产阶级家庭。母亲们从前苏联或西方国家移民到以色列（M=19.75）。我们采用了一种多方法多信息来源的方法，其中包括一种新颖的叙事程序来评估文化适应压力和获益认知。结构方程模型支持了这一假设，这表明，对移民家庭中的青少年进行研究和实践时，应该考虑父母从移民经历中获得的意义。
