Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 799-813

Are developmental processes affected by immigration? Family processes, internalizing behaviors, and externalizing behaviors (Article)

Vazsonyi A.T.* , Trejos-Castillo E. , Huang L.
  • a Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, United States, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, 284 Spidle Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, United States
  • b Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, United States
  • c Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, United States

Abstract

The current study compared levels of family processes, internalizing behaviors, and externalizing behaviors as well as developmental processes, namely the associations among family processes and measures of internalizing or externalizing behaviors, in native Swiss, 2nd and 1st generation immigrant adolescents (N=3,540). Findings provided evidence that both 2nd and 1st generation immigrant youth experienced higher rates of internalizing symptoms (depression and anxiety) than native Swiss youth. Comparisons of how individual family processes were associated with internalizing and externalizing behaviors provided evidence of few differences across groups. Thus, developmental processes were largely invariant by immigrant status. Although the immigration process may increase the risk for internalizing and some externalizing behaviors, it does not seem to affect how key family processes are associated with measures of adolescent adjustment. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Author Keywords

immigrants Switzerland Swiss youth Adolescents Parenting

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33749523852&doi=10.1007%2fs10964-006-9104-z&partnerID=40&md5=2bf692f1a86d8e040f80957a178baba2
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9104-z
ISSN: 00472891
Cited by: 24
Original Language: English