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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2143-2156 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Youth and Adolescence |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Early online date | 4 Apr 2017 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2017 |
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.
Keywords
- Acculturation, Adolescence, Adolescent immigrants, Developmental transition, Self-efficacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 46, No. 10, 10.2017, p. 2143-2156.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Transition to a New Country
T2 - Acculturative and Developmental Predictors for Changes in Self-Efficacy among Adolescent Immigrants
AU - Titzmann, Peter F.
AU - Jugert, Philipp
N1 - Funding Information: We thank Rainer K. Silbereisen for support with the data, and both Burkhard Gniewosz and Andrea Michel for advice regarding the methodology. This project was funded through the German Israeli Project Cooperation (DIP-4.1) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung). Principal investigators: Rainer K. Silbereisen, Gideon Fishman, Gustavo Mesch, and Zvi Eisikovits.
PY - 2017/10
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Adolescence
KW - Adolescent immigrants
KW - Developmental transition
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U2 - 10.1007/s10964-017-0665-9
DO - 10.1007/s10964-017-0665-9
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JO - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
JF - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
SN - 0047-2891
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