Adolescence
Volume 42, Issue 167, 2007, Pages 589-602

Migration and psychological status of adolescents in Turkey (Article)

Aksel Ş.* , Gün Z. , Irmak T.Y. , Çengelci B.
  • a Ege University, Faculty of Letters, Psychology Department, Izmir, Turkey, Ege Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
  • b L'Université René Descartes, Sorbonne, L'Institut de Psychologie, Paris, France
  • c Ege University, Faculty of Letters, Psychology Department, Izmir, Turkey
  • d Ege University, Faculty of Letters, Psychology Department, Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of involuntary migration on an adolescent population that had moved with their families to either one of two culturally different locations in Turkey. One of these groups had moved from a village in Eastern Turkey to a nearby town, while the other had moved a considerable distance to a large city in Western Turkey. Comparison groups included adolescents from both regions who had never migrated. Measures of self-esteem, satisfaction with life, and social support networks were used with 305 adolescents who were between the ages of 12 and 15. Adolescents who had migrated scored lower on self-esteem and life satisfaction, and had fewer people in their social support networks than those who had not. It was also found that those who had migrated tended to be more dependent on peers than family for social support. This was probably the case because school attendance was lower for migrants, particularly for males, and the probability of full time work on the street away from their families was considerably higher.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-37349066170&partnerID=40&md5=d968b397494276a6db49489358804426
ISSN: 00018449
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English