Adolescents in conflict: Intercultural contact attitudes of immigrant mothers and adolescents as predictors of family conflicts.

Autor/inn/en	Titzmann, Peter F.; Sonnenberg, Katharina
Titel	Adolescents in conflict: Intercultural contact attitudes of immigrant mothers and adolescents as predictors of family conflicts.
Quelle	In: International journal of psychology, 51 (2016) 4, S. 279-287Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7594; 1464-066X
DOI	10.1002/ijop.12172
Schlagwörter	Peer-Beziehungen; Akkulturation; Einstellung (Psy); Generation; Generationenbeziehung; Familienkonflikt; Mutter; Differenz
Abstract	Recent research demonstrates that intergenerational differences in immigrant families' adaptation can be detrimental for family functioning. However, most of the findings originate from immigrant groups in North America who face different situations compared with European diaspora returnees. This comparative study investigated whether ethnic German diaspora immigrant adolescents' and mothers' disagreement about the desirability of adolescents' intercultural contact with native peers relates to more conflict in the family domain. In addition, general developmental factors predicting family conflict were accounted for by considering adolescents' background in terms of prosocial behavior and hyperactivity. Participants comprised 185 diaspora immigrant mother-adolescent dyads from the former Soviet Union living in Germany (adolescents: mean age 15.7 years, 60% female) and 197 native German mother-adolescent dyads (adolescents: mean age 14.7 years, 53% female). Results indicated a similar level of family conflict in immigrant and native families. However, conflict was elevated in those immigrant families disagreeing on intercultural contact attitudes, independent of the significant effects of adolescents' background of prosocial behavior or hyperactivity. It is concluded that this study highlights potential side effects in the family domain, when immigrant adolescents and parents disagree in their attitude regarding adaptation to the host culture's life domains, such as contact with native peers. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2017/2