Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume 45, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1606-1625

Family-Related Antecedents of Early Adolescent Immigrants’ Psychological and Sociocultural School Adjustment in Germany (Article)

Schachner M.K.* , Van de Vijver F.J.R. , Noack P.
  • a Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, Tilburg University, Netherlands
  • b Tilburg University, Netherlands, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
  • c Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Abstract

Immigrant students in many European countries have lower educational attainments than their mainstream classmates. The present study investigated family-related conditions for early adolescents’ acculturation orientations and psychological and sociocultural school adjustment in Germany. Analyses were based on data from 695 mostly second- and third-generation secondary school students from more than 50 countries. Parental acculturation expectations and cultural practices in the family (e.g., religion and language use) as well as their level of school involvement were the best predictors of pupils’ psychological and sociocultural outcomes. The importance of religion in the family differed most across immigrant groups and was strongly linked to adolescents’ ethnic orientation. Implications for research, educators, and policy makers are discussed. © The Author(s) 2014.

Author Keywords

Cultural distance Germany Early adolescents Acculturation school adjustment Family

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84910090780&doi=10.1177%2f0022022114543831&partnerID=40&md5=065a862026fde2d5cbeb7fb0ad941165
DOI: 10.1177/0022022114543831
ISSN: 00220221
Cited by: 17
Original Language: English