Adolescents with Turkish background in Norway and Sweden: A comparative study of their psychological adaptation

Virta, Erkki; Sam, David L.; Westin, Charles

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2004.00374.x

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“…Neto 1995, 2001), Norway and Sweden (e.g. Sam 1994Sam , 1998Sam , 2000Virta et al 2004), Israel (e.g. Hofman et al 1982;Ullman and Tatar 2001), the Netherlands (e.g.…”

Section: Acculturationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Life Satisfaction: A Review of the Literature

2008

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A central construct within the positive psychology literature is life satisfaction. Whereas adult life satisfaction has been studied extensively, the life satisfaction of children and adolescents has only received attention more recently. This article provides a review of the extant research on youth life satisfaction. Empirical studies (n = 141) on life satisfaction among youth are reviewed. The review details how life satisfaction among youth relates to various other important emotional, social, and behavioural constructs. Evidenced by the review are the conditions that foster positive life satisfaction and the implications of positive life satisfaction among youth. Future directions in life satisfaction research among youth are briefly discussed.Keywords Life satisfaction Á Adolescent Á Children Á Subjective well-being Á Happiness Á Review Recently the burgeoning field of positive psychology has re-illuminated the need for psychology to address areas associated with optimal functioning and happiness. From the time of Aristotle (1925), the pursuit of happiness and the achievement of the 'good life' has been a major concern among philosophers and theologians, and was included as a foundational mission of psychology (Seligman 2002b;Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi 2000). Within the field of psychology the study of 'happiness' generally falls under investigations of subjective well-being (SWB) (see Diener 1984;Diener 1994;Diener et al. 1999, for reviews). The SWB construct is a tripartite category of phenomena, which includes: emotional responses (i.e. positive affect (e.g. joy, optimism) and negative affect (e.g. sadness, anger)), domain satisfactions (e.g. work satisfaction, relationship satisfaction), and global judgements of life satisfaction (LS) (Diener et al. 1999). In the research literature the components of SWB are often used interchangeably with each other and considered synonymous with term 'happiness' (Diener 1994;Seligman 2002a); despite that the term

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“…Neto 1995, 2001), Norway and Sweden (e.g. Sam 1994Sam , 1998Sam , 2000Virta et al 2004), Israel (e.g. Hofman et al 1982;Ullman and Tatar 2001), the Netherlands (e.g.…”

Section: Acculturationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Life Satisfaction: A Review of the Literature

2008

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“…Virta et al (2004) compared the level of psychological well-being among Turk-heritage adolescents in Norway and Sweden and reported that Turks in Sweden showed better adaptation than Turks in Norway. Poorer adaptation of Turks in Norway was attributed in part to a higher degree of perceived discrimination.…”

Section: Acculturation and Adolescencementioning

confidence: 99%

Gender, Development, Values, Adaptation, and Discrimination in Acculturating Adolescents: The Case of Turk Heritage Youth Born and Living in Belgium

Güngör

Bornstein

2008

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This study addressed gender differences and similarities in acculturation, values, adaptation, and perceived discrimination among middle (14-17 years) and late (18-20 years) adolescents. Girls perceived less discrimination and showed better adaptation than did boys. All adolescents valued openness to change and self-transcendence similarly, but older adolescents attached greater importance to their heritage culture and conservatism. Overall, a larger gender gap in acculturation experiences emerged in late adolescence. The findings are discussed with reference to acculturative and developmental processes in a multicultural context.

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“…2001;Liebkind, 1996;Phinney, Cantu, & Kurtz, 1997;Virta & Westin, 1999;Virta, Sam, & Westin, 2004). The relationship with ethnic language proficiency was confirmed in a study with Turkish adolescents in Sweden (Vedder & Virta, submitted).…”

Section: Languagementioning

confidence: 67%