Center for Lifespan Development Research, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 702 81 Örebro, Sweden.
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2021 May;2021(177):179-198. doi: 10.1002/cad.20416. Epub 2021 May 29.
The present study aims to examine the extent to which adolescents of immigrant background experience acculturative stress (i.e., cultural clashes with parents and ethnic victimization in school) in multiple contexts, and the reasons why such stress takes a toll on their psychological functioning and views of themselves. The analytic sample includes adolescents of immigrant background residing in Sweden (N = 423, M = 13.19, SD = 0.51). Cluster analysis revealed five distinct groups of adolescents, based on their reports of cultural clashes with parents and ethnic victimization in school: (1) low on both acculturative stressors, (2) average on both acculturative stressors, (3) high on cultural clashes only, (4) high on ethnic victimization only, and (5) high on both acculturative stressors. Mediation analysis showed that adolescents who experienced cultural clashes at home and who were also victimized by their peers in school reported higher levels of feeling in between cultures than adolescents in all the other clusters (except those high on cultural clashes only), and in turn reported higher levels of depressive symptoms and lower levels of self-esteem. The present study highlights the importance of understanding immigrant youth's experiences across multiple contexts simultaneously in order to develop a holistic perspective on their adjustment and integration processes.
本研究旨在探讨移民背景的青少年在多种情境下经历文化适应压力（即与父母的文化冲突和在学校遭受种族迫害）的程度，以及这种压力如何影响他们的心理功能和自我认知。分析样本包括居住在瑞典的移民背景青少年（N=423，M=13.19，SD=0.51）。聚类分析根据他们报告的与父母的文化冲突和在学校遭受种族迫害的情况，将青少年分为五个不同的群体：（1）两种文化适应压力都较低，（2）两种文化适应压力都处于中等水平，（3）只有文化冲突较高，（4）只有种族迫害较高，（5）两种文化适应压力都较高。中介分析表明，在家中经历文化冲突且在学校也受到同伴迫害的青少年比其他所有群体（仅高于文化冲突较高的群体除外）的青少年更能感受到两种文化之间的差异，而这些青少年也报告了更高水平的抑郁症状和更低水平的自尊心。本研究强调了同时理解移民青少年在多种情境下的经历的重要性，以便对他们的适应和融入过程形成全面的认识。
