PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie
Volume 67, Issue 3-4, 2017, Pages 152-160

Psychological Distress and Acceptance of Violence Legitimizing Masculinity Norms among Adolescents: A Comparison regarding Migration Background in a Representative School Survey [Psychische Belastung und die Akzeptanz von gewaltlegitimierenden Männlichkeitsnormen bei Jugendlichen: Ein Vergleich nach Migrationshintergrund in einer repräsentativen Schülerbefragung] (Article)

Klein E.M.* , Wölfling K. , Beutel M.E. , Dreier M. , Müller K.W.
  • a Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Untere Zahlbacher Straße 8, Mainz, 55131, Germany
  • b Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Untere Zahlbacher Straße 8, Mainz, 55131, Germany
  • c Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Untere Zahlbacher Straße 8, Mainz, 55131, Germany
  • d Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Untere Zahlbacher Straße 8, Mainz, 55131, Germany
  • e Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Untere Zahlbacher Straße 8, Mainz, 55131, Germany

Abstract

The proportion of adolescent migrants in Germany aged 15-20 years has risen to about 29.5% in 2014 according to Federal census statistics. The purpose of the current study was to describe and to compare the psychological strains of adolescent 1 st and 2 nd generation migrants with non-migrants in a representative school survey. Acceptance of violence legitimizing masculinity norms was explored and its correlation with psychological strain was analyzed. Self-reported data of psychological strain (internalizing and externalizing problems) and acceptance of violence legitimizing masculinity were gathered among 8 518 pupils aged 12-19 years across different school types. Among the surveyed adolescents, 27.6% reported a migration background (5.8% 1 st generation migrants; 21.8% 2 nd generation migrants). Particularly 1 st generation migrants scored higher in internalizing and externalizing problems than 2 nd generation migrants or non-migrants. The differences, however, were small. Adolescents with migration background suffered from educational disadvantage, especially 1 st generation migrants. Male adolescents reported significantly higher acceptance of violence legitimizing masculinity norms than their female counterparts. Strong agreement with the measured concept of masculinity was found among pupils of lower secondary school and adolescents reported regularly tobacco and cannabis consumption. The acceptance of violence legitimizing masculinity norms was greater among migrants, particularly 1 st generation migrants, than non-migrants. Overall, high acceptance of violence legitimizing masculinity norms was related to externalizing problems, which can be understood as dysfunctional coping mechanisms of social disadvantage and a lack of prospects. © Georg Thieme Verlag KGStuttgart · New York.

Author Keywords

Adolescents Migration psychological strain violence legitimizing masculinity norms

Index Keywords

Social Norms rationalization Germany social norm high school complication human Schools violence Stress, Psychological mental stress coping behavior Internal-External Control priority journal control Adaptation, Psychological gender identity masculinity Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult Humans migrant psychology Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants female peer acceptance questionnaire school Article major clinical study adult defense mechanism distress syndrome Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85011665589&doi=10.1055%2fs-0042-115932&partnerID=40&md5=d42ff3da067dbd53b722c493bbb40006
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-115932
ISSN: 09372032
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English; German