Immigrant generation, assimilation, and adolescent psychological well-being
Immigrant generation, assimilation, and adolescent psychological well-being
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DOI：
10.1353/sof.2001.0010
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Harker, K
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作者：
Harker, K
本文利用国家青少年健康纵向研究（Add Health）的中学青少年数据，探讨了移民一代和青少年心理健康之间的联系。我发现，第一代移民经历更少的抑郁症和更大的积极幸福感比他们的本土出生的年龄相似的人口和家庭背景。然而，第二代移民在心理健康方面与土生土长的年轻人没有显著差异。一些家庭的影响是“保护”因素，使第一代移民能够保持较高的福利水平。这些因素包括父母的监督，缺乏亲子冲突，宗教习俗和社会支持。第一代移民的同化，以到达美国时的年龄来衡量，并不会显著影响他们的积极幸福感。
Utilizing data on adolescents in secondary school from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this article examines the link between immigrant generation and adolescent psychological well-being. I find that first-generation immigrants experience less depression and greater positive well-being than their native born agemates of similar demographic and family backgrounds. Second-generation immigrants, however, do not differ significantly from native-born youth in terms of psychological well-being. A number of family influences serve as "protective" factors that enable first-generation immigrants to maintain their higher levels of well-being. These factors include parental supervision, lack of parent-child conflict, religious practices, and social support. Assimilation among first-generation immigrants, as measured by age at arrival in the U.S., does not significantly affect their positive well-being.