Transition to a New Country

Acculturative and Developmental Predictors for Changes in Self-Efficacy among Adolescent Immigrants

verfasst von

Peter F. Titzmann, Philipp Jugert

Abstract

Self-efficacy is a key personal resource in individual development and successful adaptation, and it can serve innumerable purposes. Our study investigated levels and change rates in self-efficacy among newcomer and more experienced immigrant adolescents and tested whether acculturation-related and developmental variables explained inter-individual differences in self-efficacy in both groups. The sample comprised 480 newcomer (59% female, 15.8 years old) and 483 experienced (55% female, 15.9 years old) immigrant adolescents, assessed in four annual waves. Latent growth curve models showed newcomers to have lower levels and more pronounced increases of self-efficacy as compared to experienced immigrant adolescents. Both acculturation-related and developmental variables predicted self-efficacy. The results highlight the need for focusing on immigration stages and support the notion of combining developmental and acculturative factors in the study of immigrant adolescents.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Psychologie

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Zürich (UZH)
Universität Leipzig

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Band

46

Seiten

2143-2156

Anzahl der Seiten

14

ISSN

0047-2891

Publikationsdatum

10.2017

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Sozialpsychologie, Ausbildung bzw. Denomination, Pädagogische und Entwicklungspsychologie, Sozialwissenschaften (sonstige)

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 10 – Weniger Ungleichheiten

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0665-9 (Zugang: Geschlossen)