Mental Health and Engagement in Risk Behaviors Among Migrant Adolescents in Israel: The Protective Functions of Secure Attachment, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Peer Support

Shoshani, Anat; Nakash, Ora; Zubida, Hani; Harper, Robin A.

doi:10.1080/15562948.2013.827769

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“…These findings support existing research indicating that children's perceived security with caregivers directly relates to their psychological well-being (e.g., Armsden, McCauley, Greenberg, Burke, & Mitchell, 1990;Brumariu & Kerns, 2010;Wong, Chang, He, & Wu, 2010). The finding also supports the notion that children demonstrate greater well-being to the degree that they experience trust, communication, and support with close friends (e.g., Laible, Carlo, & Raffaelli, 2000;Shoshani, Nakash, Zubida, & Harper, 2014). Interestingly, compared with child-mother attachment, child-father and child-peer attachment showed stronger links with decreased internalizing and externalizing behaviors.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Attachment as Moderator of Perceived Social-Class Discrimination on Behavioral Outcomes Among Chinese Migrant Children

Song

Fung

Wong

et al. 2019

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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In this study, we examined the relations between perceived social-class discrimination, attachment, and behavior problems in a sample of Chinese migrant children in Beijing (age [Formula: see text] = 11.48, SD = 1.12; n = 179). Data were collected from two migrant schools in Beijing. The participants completed measures of perceived social-class discrimination, attachment to parents and peers, and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. The results indicated that perceived social-class discrimination was associated with more internalizing and externalizing problems. In addition, attachments to mother, father, and peer were negatively associated with behavior problems. Results of hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that child-father attachment significantly moderated the associations between perceived social-class discrimination and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. The negative effects of perceived social-class discrimination on child outcomes were mitigated when children reported higher levels of attachment to their fathers. Child-mother and child-peer attachment demonstrated no moderating effects. The findings provide some evidence of child-father attachment’s unique contribution to child socioemotional development and protection against behavior problems associated with social risks.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Attachment as Moderator of Perceived Social-Class Discrimination on Behavioral Outcomes Among Chinese Migrant Children

Song

Fung

Wong

et al. 2019

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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“…The interpersonal strengths include a repertoire of social behaviors that facilitate the use of support networks and the opening of external regulatory channels that can alter experience of a stressful situation ( Shoshani et al, 2014 ). The association between the interpersonal strengths and lower levels of symptoms has received wide research support.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Resilience Function of Character Strengths in the Face of War and Protracted Conflict

Shoshani

Slone

2016

Front. Psychol.

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This study investigated the role of character strengths and virtues in moderating relations between conflict exposure and psychiatric symptoms among 1078 adolescents aged 13–15 living in southern Israel, who were exposed to lengthy periods of war, terrorism and political conflict. Adolescents were assessed for character strengths and virtues, political violence exposure using the Political Life Events (PLE) scale, and psychiatric symptoms using the Brief Symptom Inventory and the UCLA PTSD Index. Results confirmed that political violence exposure was positively correlated with psychiatric symptoms. Interpersonal, temperance and transcendence strengths were negatively associated with psychiatric symptoms. Moderating effects of the interpersonal strengths on the relation between political violence exposure and the psychiatric and PTSD indices were confirmed. The findings extend existing knowledge about the resilience function of character strengths in exposure to protracted conflict and have important practical implications for applying strength-building practices for adolescents who grow up in war-affected environments.

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“…Additionally, one interpretation of the young immigrants' experiences of finding balance in their lives in spite of life challenges is similar to resilience as described by Masten (2013). Besides, the specific stressful situation of being a refugee certain factors, such as social support, a sense of belonging and feelings of success and achievement can promote resilience and serve universal needs of children and adolescents, regardless of background and experience (Shoshani et al, 2014(Shoshani et al, , 2016.…”

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My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants

Bergstrom-Wuolo

Dahlström²,

Hertting

et al. 2018

IJMHSC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore health from the perspective of young immigrants in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A total of 25 newly arrived young immigrants attending Swedish language classes in northern Sweden participated by drawing and writing open letters. They continued the open-ended sentence “Now I’ll draw and describe a day when I was feeling good, that was […].” Findings The phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes: longing to be in control for a better life, searching for power in the good and the bad, and striving for a sense of belonging in the new society. The findings illuminate young immigrants’ perspectives of a health-promoting everyday life consisting of agency, reflection and a sense of community. The findings also highlight the young immigrants’ experiences when health-promoting aspects are lacking, characterized by disillusionment, anxiety and loneliness. The findings are discussed with health promotion, health literacy and young immigrants in mind. Practical implications According to young immigrants, meeting basic needs such as food, sleep and housing is health promoting but easily taken for granted. Being able to have a say in matters concerning everyday life, social inclusion and finding power in memories – positive and negative – can promote health in young immigrants. Originality/value The young immigrants were able to communicate via drawings and words to overcome language barriers.

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Mental Health and Engagement in Risk Behaviors Among Migrant Adolescents in Israel: The Protective Functions of Secure Attachment, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Peer Support

Cited by 21 publications

References 28 publications

Attachment as Moderator of Perceived Social-Class Discrimination on Behavioral Outcomes Among Chinese Migrant Children

Attachment as Moderator of Perceived Social-Class Discrimination on Behavioral Outcomes Among Chinese Migrant Children

The Resilience Function of Character Strengths in the Face of War and Protracted Conflict

My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants

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