Young Diaspora Immigrants’ Attitude and Behavior Toward the Host Culture

Stoessel, Katharina; Titzmann, Peter F.; Silbereisen, Rainer Κ.

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“…Again, this may apply even more to ethnic Germans, who share an ethnic foundation with native Germans (Brenick et al 2012, 114). Although ethnic and national identities are negatively related among ethnic Germans as well (Phinney et al 2006;Stoessel, Titzmann, and Silbereisen 2012), ethnic Germans tend to stress the fact that their ethnic heritage is German (Dietz 1999), which should generally favor the adoption of German national identification (Steinbach 2001). Parents of ethnic Germans, as well as the native German population, also support the adoption of ethnic German adolescents into the German society (Titzmann et al 2011).…”

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Native Friends and Host Country Identification among Adolescent Immigrants in Germany: The Role of Ethnic Boundaries

Schulz

Leszczensky

2016

International Migration Review

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Many studies find that high shares of native friends are positively related to immigrant youths' identification with the host country. By examining various immigrant groups together, these studies imply that having native friends matters in the same way for the national identification in different immigrant groups. In contrast, we argue that the extent to which having native friends affects immigrants' national identification depends on both immigrant group characteristics and the receiving context, especially on ethnic boundaries and related group differences in perceived discrimination and the compatibility of ethnic and national identities. Analyses based on data from the National Educational Panel Study in Germany that are representative of 15‐year‐old adolescents in secondary schools indeed reveal pronounced group differences: While national identification of ethnic German repatriates as well as of adolescents of former Yugoslavian and Southern European origin is related to the share of native friends, as hypothesized, we do not find this association for immigrants of Turkish and Polish origin. Our finding underlines the importance of theoretically as well as empirically accounting for group differences.

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Section: Hypotheses For Main Immigrant Groups In Germanymentioning

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Native Friends and Host Country Identification among Adolescent Immigrants in Germany: The Role of Ethnic Boundaries

Schulz

Leszczensky

2016

International Migration Review

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“…Besides focusing on the rarely studied complexities of ethnic and national identification patterns of ethnic migrants (see also Stoessel, Titzmann, & Silbereisen, ), the present study complements previous research by taking into account the role of pre‐migration identities and anticipations for the development of post‐migration identities and outgroup attitudes. Several social psychological studies have shown that the anticipation of the quality of future contact affects the way in which actual contact situations are perceived and intergroup attitudes are formed (e.g.…”

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The dynamics of ethnic discrimination, identities and outgroup attitudes: A pre–post longitudinal study of ethnic migrants

Jasinskaja‐Lahti

Mähönen

Ketokivi

2012

Euro J Social Psych

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This longitudinal study among ethnic migrants from Russia to Finland (N = 127) examined the relationships between anticipated and perceived discrimination, ethnic and national identities, and outgroup attitudes towards the national majority group. The study included one pre‐migration and two post‐migration assessments. First, associations between the variables studied were tested using a conventional autoregressive sample‐level modelling approach. Second, individual trajectories and the associations between the individual‐level changes in the variables included in the models were tested. Although there were no sample‐level effects over time, there were significant relationships between changes in discrimination and changes in identification and outgroup attitudes at the individual level. The results indicated that changes in perceived discrimination were not reflected in increased ethnic identification. However, participants who perceived higher levels of discrimination after migration than they anticipated before migration were, in the post‐migration stage, more likely to disidentify from and to increasingly show negative attitudes towards the national majority group. The study complements previous research by examining the identity and attitudinal reactions to perceived ethnic discrimination starting from the pre‐migration stage and highlights the value of incorporating both group and individual perspectives to the research on perceived discrimination. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…On average, adolescents' identification as 'German' ranged between M = 3.5 and M = 3.6 (SDs = 1.7 to 1.8) and as 'Russian' between M = 3.7 and M = 4.0 (SDs = 1.9 to 2.0), depending on the waves of assessment. Previous empirical analyses verified that cultural identification shows a bidimensional structure among diaspora immigrants from Russia; therefore, identifications with being 'German' and with being 'Russian' can be deemed as independent aspects (Stoessel, Titzmann, & Silbereisen, 2012). Both measures of cultural identification were moderately negatively related (rs ranging between r = -.36 and r = -.49 within the same wave) and showed adequate reliability (test-retest correlations for 'German' ranging between r = .50 and r = .71, and for 'Russian' ranging between r = .51 and r = .65 for subsequent waves).…”

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Being “Them” and “Us” at the Same Time? Subgroups of Cultural Identification Change Among Adolescent Diaspora Immigrants

Stoessel

Titzmann

Silbereisen

2014

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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Recent research suggests that cultural groups comprise subgroups differing in the combination of their self-identifications with their heritage and host cultures and following distinct trajectories of acculturation. This study aimed at identifying such subgroups, predicting group membership by premigration factors, and testing for acculturation-related experiences with the host culture over time. The sample comprised 366 adolescent diaspora migrants (59% female, 16 years old) from the former Soviet Union to Germany. A person-oriented and longitudinal approach using growth mixture modeling revealed three subtypes of cultural identification change. The first subgroup (Idealists) comprised adolescents with high and stable identification with their host culture and low but increasing identification with their heritage culture. The second group (Skeptics) showed low and stable identification with their host culture and high but decreasing identification with their heritage culture. The third group (Realists) reported medium-level and stable identification with both host and heritage cultures. Group comparisons showed pre-migration differences: Idealists and Realists most likely spoke the host-culture language (i.e., German) as a native language and Idealists reported the highest level of maternal education. Membership in subgroups also related to adolescents' perception of their current situation in the host culture: Idealists reported less acculturation-related hassles with respect to language and socio-cultural adaptation. Skeptics perceived lower expectations by natives to get in contact with natives and higher expectations to spend time with members of their immigrant group than the average immigrant. Results highlight the heterogeneity in immigrant populations and their specific needs before and after the actual migration. (Berry, 2004;Phinney, 1990). Such cultural identifications have been found to be associated with immigrants' socio-cultural and psychological adaptation to a new context, such as peer relations and discrimination experiences (Herman, 2004), anxiety, depressive symptoms, and positive well-being (Yip & Fuligni, 2002). Thus it is not surprising that researchers have started to investigate the processes underlying cultural identification changes (Eschbach & Gómez, 1998;Fuligni, Kiang, Witkow, & Baldelomar, 2008;Hitlin, Brown, & Elder, 2006). However, several questions remain open. One such issue is whether subgroups exist among immigrants that differ in the combination of heritage and host cultural selfidentifications over time. Identifying such subgroups would be essential to help tackle specific needs and to avoid an overgeneralization of research findings, which may come across as stigmatization or even discrimination. A second question is whether membership in these subgroups is rooted in the situation prior to the actual transition from one country to another.For example, immigrants' pre-migration identification with the heritage culture has been shown to predict post-migration cul...

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Young Diaspora Immigrants’ Attitude and Behavior Toward the Host Culture

Cited by 22 publications

References 61 publications

Native Friends and Host Country Identification among Adolescent Immigrants in Germany: The Role of Ethnic Boundaries

Native Friends and Host Country Identification among Adolescent Immigrants in Germany: The Role of Ethnic Boundaries

The dynamics of ethnic discrimination, identities and outgroup attitudes: A pre–post longitudinal study of ethnic migrants

Being “Them” and “Us” at the Same Time? Subgroups of Cultural Identification Change Among Adolescent Diaspora Immigrants

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