Transition to a New Country: Acculturative and Developmental Predictors for Changes in Self-Efficacy among Adolescent Immigrants.
J Youth Adolesc
; 46(10): 2143-2156, 2017 10.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28378094
ABSTRACT
Self-efficacy is a key personal resource in individual development and successful adaptation, and it can serve innumerable purposes. Our study investigated levels and change rates in self-efficacy among newcomer and more experienced immigrant adolescents and tested whether acculturation-related and developmental variables explained inter-individual differences in self-efficacy in both groups. The sample comprised 480 newcomer (59% female, 15.8 years old) and 483 experienced (55% female, 15.9 years old) immigrant adolescents, assessed in four annual waves. Latent growth curve models showed newcomers to have lower levels and more pronounced increases of self-efficacy as compared to experienced immigrant adolescents. Both acculturation-related and developmental variables predicted self-efficacy. The results highlight the need for focusing on immigration stages and support the notion of combining developmental and acculturative factors in the study of immigrant adolescents.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychology, Adolescent
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Self Efficacy
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Acculturation
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Youth Adolesc
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany