Ricerche di Psicologia
Volume 39, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 261-280

Complexity and creativity in adolescents from immigrant families: Parent's mandate and developmental processes [Complessita E Creativita Dell'adolescente Di Origine Straniera: Mandato Familiare E Sviluppo Evolutivo] (Review)

Ranchetti G. , Inghilleri P.*
  • a PSIBA-Istituto di Psicoterapia Del Bambino e dell'Adolescente, via F.lli Bronzetti, 20, Milano, 20129, Italy
  • b Dipartimento di Beni Culturali e Ambientali, Universita degli Studi di Milano, via Festa del Perdono, 7, Milano, 20122, Italy

Abstract

The psychological development of the adolescents from immigrant families living in Italy shows a continuous process of mediation and negotiation between two systems of values, the traditional and that Italian one. The possible result is the growth of the complexity of the adolescent's Self. They can reach optimal development through the creative efforts of integration of a double system of cognitive and affective information. The article discusses the results of a qualitative research conducted in Milan with a group of adolescents belonging to migrant families but born or educated in Italy, particularly skilled at school. The relevance of Self determination and creativity processes in the adolescent's development will be discussed. © 2016 Franco Angeli Edizioni. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Cultural conflict Complexity Artifacts modification Self determination Family mandate

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Link
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ISSN: 03916081
Original Language: Italian