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- Dimitrova, Radosveta, et al.
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Is There a Paradox of Adaptation in Immigrant Children and Youth Across Europe? A Literature Review
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Ingår i: Well-Being of Youth and Emerging Adults across Cultures. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319683621 - 9783319683638 ; , s. 261-298
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This review examines how well children of immigrants in Europe are doing in terms of educational, psychological, and behavioral outcomes. Based on theory and research in developmental, social and acculturation psychology fields, we explore the immigrant paradox (e.g., first-generation immigrant children show better adaptation in comparison to their native and second-generation counterparts) and migration morbidity (e.g., immigrants display less favorable outcomes than natives) in 102 studies conducted in 14 European countris. We conclude that theoretical assumptions of developmental (e.g., promoting context in families, schools, neighborhoods), social (e.g., intercultural behaviors and attitudes, lack of discrimination) and acculturation psychology (e.g., cultural maintenance and adoption, biculturalism) are powerful constituents for optimal adaptation of immigrant children and youth. Taken together, these constituents should guide policies and programs targeting optimal outcomes for children of immigrants. A discussion within empirically based policy practices to promote positive outcomes of young immigrant populations in Europe is offered.
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- Dimitrova, Radosveta, et al.
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Positive Youth Development in Bulgaria, Italy, Norway and Romania : Testing the Factorial Structure and Measurement Invariance of the 5Cs Model
- 2021
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Ingår i: Handbook of Positive Youth Development. - Cham : Springer Nature. - 9783030702618 - 9783030702649 - 9783030702625 ; , s. 267-281
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- This chapter applies the 5Cs model of PYD comprising competence, confidence, character, connection and caring among 1403 youth (M = 18.91 years) in Bulgaria (n = 196), Italy (n = 354), Norway (n = 564) and Romania (n = 289). These countries offer a novel and unique context to apply PYD as related comparative work with youth samples is rare across Eastern (Bulgaria and Romania), Southern (Italy) and Northern Europe (Norway). Further, Bulgaria and Romania are emerging nations following the collapse of the communism in late 1980s in contrast to Italy being a traditionally patriarchal country and social equity driven Norway. The chapter presents an empirical example that evaluates the factorial structure and measurement invariance (i.e., the degree to which the scale measurements conducted across different populations exhibit similar psychometric properties) of the 5Cs model. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the 5Cs as well as a second-order 5Cs of PYD factors, suggesting that the 5Cs model is a reliable and valid measurement tool in the four European countries investigated. The chapter concludes with an exploration of relevant implications for research, policy, and practice.
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- Dimitrova, Radosveta, et al.
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The Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS) Measurement Invariance and Cross-National Comparisons of Youth From Seven European Countries
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Ingår i: European Journal of Psychological Assessment. - : Hogrefe Publishing Group. - 1015-5759 .- 2151-2426. ; 32:2, s. 119-127
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS; Crocetti, Rubini, & Meeus, 2008) is a recently developed measure of identity that has been shown to be a reliable tool for assessing identity processes in adolescents. This study examines psychometric properties of the U-MICS in a large adolescent sample from seven European countries focused on the interplay of commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment. Participants were 1,007 adolescents from Bulgaria (n = 146), the Czech Republic (n = 142), Italy (n = 144), Kosovo (n = 150), Romania (n = 142), Slovenia (n = 156), and the Netherlands (n = 127). We tested the U-MICS measurement invariance, reliability estimates in each language version, and compared latent identity means across groups. Results showed that the U-MICS has good internal consistency as well as configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance across groups in the sampled countries.
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- Kosic, Marianna, et al.
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Collective identity assets for psychological well-being in Slovene minority and Italian majority adolescents in Italy
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Ingår i: Current Issues in Personality Psychology. - : Termedia Sp. z.o.o.. - 2353-4192 .- 2353-561X. ; 5:1, s. 53-64
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- BackgroundWe examined core assets of collective identity for enhanced psychological well-being among hardly investigated Slovene ethnic minority and Italian majority youth in Italy. The Slovene minority is an autochthonous minority living in Italy since the 6th century.Participants and procedureWe tested a model based on the notion that collective identity derives from familial, ethnic and religious identities as important sources of identification for youth in line with prior work on the salience and relations among these sources. Participants were 114 Slovene and 144 Italian adolescents (aged 14 to 18 years old) living in the North-East of Italy. They filled in standardized measures on ethnic, national, familial and religious identity, the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Positive Affective Schedule.ResultsPath models showed that stronger collective identity was related to higher scores of perceived psychological well-being. Interestingly, for the Slovene minority youth, ethnic Slovenian identity was unrelated to collective identity. Overall, among all youth, all identity components loaded into a single factor of collective identity, confirming previous studies with bicultural minority youth.ConclusionsThe findings shed light on the path linking multiple aspects of collective identities together to adolescents' well-being and are useful in pragmatic terms for improving and facilitating assets of individual and social/ collective well-being and functioning of youth.
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- Kosic, Marianna, et al.
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Social Support Among Slovene Minority and Italian Majority Youth in Italy : Links with Positive Identity, Social Competence and Academic Achievement
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Ingår i: Handbook of Positive Youth Development. - Cham : Springer Nature. - 9783030702618 - 9783030702649 - 9783030702625 ; , s. 175-186
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter applies the Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework to explore the influence of social support (family, community and school) on academic achievement and internal assets of PYD (i.e., positive identity and social competence) in a sample of Slovene minority (n = 172, 40% females) and Italian majority youth (n = 354, 43% females) in Northern Italy. A path model suggested that in both groups, social support was positively related to positive identity, social competence and academic achievement such that creating supportive relationships within schools, families and communities can foster PYD. The chapter provides valuable evidence prompting educators, parents, practitioners and policymakers to use PYD approaches to empower youth and optimize their overall well-being.
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