International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Volume 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 503-518

Predictors of the actual degree of acculturation of Russian-speaking immigrant adolescents in Finland (Article)

Jasinskaja-Lahti I.* , Liebkind K.
  • a University of Helsinki, Department of Social Psychology, PO Box 4 (Fabianinkatu 28), 00014 Helsinki, Finland
  • b University of Helsinki, Department of Social Psychology, PO Box 4 (Fabianinkatu 28), 00014 Helsinki, Finland

Abstract

This study examines what kind of interrelatedness exists between various aspects of the acculturation process and to what extent they predict the actual degree of immigrants' acculturation. In a comparison of a sample of Russian-speaking immigrant adolescents (N = 170) living in Finland with a sample of their native Finnish peers (N = 190), the actual degree of acculturation is conceptualized as changes in the immigrants' family-related values, which represent a deep cultural inheritance transmitted to the adolescents by their parents. Immigrants' demographic characteristics, ethnic identity, acculturation attitudes, and experiences of family support are found to be important predictors of the actual degree of acculturation. Conditions and specific features of specific acculturation modes are discussed, and the importance of identifying and analyzing separately the distinctive components of the acculturation process is stressed. © 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Immigration Degree of acculturation Russia Socialization Adolescents Values

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ISSN: 01471767
Cited by: 33
Original Language: English