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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 506-519 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of youth and adolescence |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 15 Nov 2019 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2020 |
Abstract
Previous studies have observed high levels of family support of migrant adolescents. However, whether culture, context or migration explain this phenomenon remained unclear. This study investigated family support in high SES migrant and native families and identified family support subgroups and predictors as well as implications of subgroup-membership. Participants comprised 165 native Swiss (M age = 15.9 years, 60.6% female) and 136 German migrants (M age = 15.3 years, 64.7% female) in Switzerland and 187 native Germans in Germany (M age = 15.3 years, 54.8% female). A person-oriented multi-group latent-class analysis identified three family support subgroups, which differed particularly in levels of emotional and instrumental family support. Migration was only associated with the medium family support subgroup, whereas family and context characteristics were associated with the high family support subgroup. Furthermore, the high family support subgroup reported the best psychosocial adjustment. These findings highlight that addressing different developmental contexts with person-oriented approaches can provide new insights in the understanding of adolescents’ adaptation processes.
Keywords
- Adolescents, Comparative, Family support, Latent-class analysis, Migrants, Psychosocial adjustment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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In: Journal of youth and adolescence, Vol. 49, No. 2, 02.2020, p. 506-519.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Why do Youth Support their Families? A Person-Oriented Approach in Migrant and Native Families
AU - Aumann, Lara
AU - Titzmann, Peter F.
N1 - Funding Information: The data originated from two projects: “Adolescent Immigrants from Germany in Switzerland: Challenged or fostered?” funded by the Foundation Suzanne and Hans Biäsch and “Culture-brokering as Opportunity and Risk for Adolescent Immigrants” funded by the Jacobs Foundation.
PY - 2020/2
Y1 - 2020/2
N2 - Previous studies have observed high levels of family support of migrant adolescents. However, whether culture, context or migration explain this phenomenon remained unclear. This study investigated family support in high SES migrant and native families and identified family support subgroups and predictors as well as implications of subgroup-membership. Participants comprised 165 native Swiss (M age = 15.9 years, 60.6% female) and 136 German migrants (M age = 15.3 years, 64.7% female) in Switzerland and 187 native Germans in Germany (M age = 15.3 years, 54.8% female). A person-oriented multi-group latent-class analysis identified three family support subgroups, which differed particularly in levels of emotional and instrumental family support. Migration was only associated with the medium family support subgroup, whereas family and context characteristics were associated with the high family support subgroup. Furthermore, the high family support subgroup reported the best psychosocial adjustment. These findings highlight that addressing different developmental contexts with person-oriented approaches can provide new insights in the understanding of adolescents’ adaptation processes.
AB - Previous studies have observed high levels of family support of migrant adolescents. However, whether culture, context or migration explain this phenomenon remained unclear. This study investigated family support in high SES migrant and native families and identified family support subgroups and predictors as well as implications of subgroup-membership. Participants comprised 165 native Swiss (M age = 15.9 years, 60.6% female) and 136 German migrants (M age = 15.3 years, 64.7% female) in Switzerland and 187 native Germans in Germany (M age = 15.3 years, 54.8% female). A person-oriented multi-group latent-class analysis identified three family support subgroups, which differed particularly in levels of emotional and instrumental family support. Migration was only associated with the medium family support subgroup, whereas family and context characteristics were associated with the high family support subgroup. Furthermore, the high family support subgroup reported the best psychosocial adjustment. These findings highlight that addressing different developmental contexts with person-oriented approaches can provide new insights in the understanding of adolescents’ adaptation processes.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Comparative
KW - Family support
KW - Latent-class analysis
KW - Migrants
KW - Psychosocial adjustment
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U2 - 10.1007/s10964-019-01167-z
DO - 10.1007/s10964-019-01167-z
M3 - Article
VL - 49
SP - 506
EP - 519
JO - Journal of youth and adolescence
JF - Journal of youth and adolescence
SN - 0047-2891
IS - 2
ER -