Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families (Advances in Immigrant Family Research Book 1)

Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families addresses how immigrant families and their children cope with the demands of a new country in relation to psychological well-being, adjustment, and cultural maintenance. The book identifies cultural and contextual factors that contribute to well-being during a family’s migratory transition to ensure successful outcomes for children and youth. In addition, the findings presented in this book outline issues for future policy and practice including preventive practices that might allow for early intervention and increased cultural sensitivity among practitioners, school staff, and researchers.​ Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Well-Being in Families in the Diaspora....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Cultural Mismatch and Their Influences on Immigrant Children and Adolescents’ Well-Being....Pages 11-30 Tridimensional (3D) Acculturation: Culture and Adaptation of Black Caribbean Immigrants in the USA....Pages 31-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Immigrant Children’s Schooling and Family Processes in Japan: Trends, Challenges, and Implications....Pages 55-74 Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children’s Behaviors and Adaptation Within Migration Social Contexts in China....Pages 75-94 Connectedness and Psychological Well-Being Among Adolescents of Immigrant Background in Kenya....Pages 95-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 The Importance of Religiosity and Cultural Maintenance for Self-Esteem: The Case of Second-Generation Turkish–Dutch Adolescents....Pages 115-133 Ethnic-Racial Socialisation in the UK: The Use of Egalitarianism Parenting in Explaining Meanings of Race and Ethnicity in Non-Immigrant White and British South Asian Families....Pages 135-150 Put in Context: Adolescents’ Experiences of and Reactions to Parental Peer Management....Pages 151-169 Parental Linguistic Adjustment or Social Status: What is More Important for Sociolinguistic Adjustment in Migrant Children in Ireland?....Pages 171-188 Civic and Political Engagement Among Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth....Pages 189-211 Identity Management Strategies, Perceived Discrimination, and Well-Being Among Young Immigrants in Spain....Pages 213-234 Contextual Influences on Subjective Well-Being of Young Ethnic Minority Russians in Estonia....Pages 235-258 Parent and Peer Attachment and Psychosocial Adjustment of Chinese Immigrant Adolescents in Italy....Pages 259-273 Well-Being of Immigrant Children and Their Parents: Evidence from Albanian and Serbian Families in Italy....Pages 275-289 Parenting Practices and Attachment as Predictors of Life Satisfaction of Mainstream Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch Adolescents....Pages 291-309 Immigrant Families in a Global Context: Challenges and Future Directions....Pages 311-320 Back Matter....Pages 321-338 Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families stands apart from current edited books by focusing mainly on immigrants coming to countries other than the United States, and on the experiences of children, adolescents, and young adults. Its international panel of experts addresses the complexities of acculturation in individual and family contexts, and explores how key factors such as education, home environment, parenting issues, and discrimination, contribute to optimal or unsuccessful adjustment. Findings on acculturation orientations (culture maintenance and adoption), acculturation outcomes (psychological well-being, social and linguistic adjustment), religiosity, ethnic and racial socialization, parenting practices and attachment, identity management strategies, political and civic engagement among immigrant children and youth are presented. In our conclusions we clarify how cultural adaptation can be studied based on the results of the current volume. Among the highlights included in this informative volume are: Schooling and family processes in Japan. Parent and peer attachment and psychosocial adjustment of Chinese immigrant adolescents in Italy. Contextual influences on subjective well-being of young ethnic minority Russians in Estonia. Culture and adaptation of Black Caribbean youth in the United States. Connectedness and psychological well-being among adolescents in Kenya. Sociolinguistic adjustment in migrant children in Ireland. With its innovative and cutting-edge approaches to theoretical and methodological concerns, Global Perspectives on Well-Being in Immigrant Families offers up-to-date evidence and insights for researchers and practitioners in the fields of developmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, family studies, gender studies, sociology, social work, and counseling. This book addresses how immigrant families and their children cope with the demands of a new country in relation to psychological well-being, adjustment, and cultural maintenance. The book identifies cultural and contextual factors that contribute to well-being during a family's migratory transition to ensure successful outcomes for children and youth. In addition, the findings presented in this book outline issues for future policy and practice including preventive practices that might allow for early intervention and increased cultural sensitivity among practitioners, school staff, and researchers.--Publisher's description