Adaptation of Young Immigrants

A Developmental Perspective on Acculturation Research

verfasst von

Peter F. Titzmann, Richard M. Lee

Abstract

We draw upon developmental psychology theory to highlight the developmental process of acculturation in adolescent immigrants. First, we describe different ways in which development and acculturation have been combined in past research on immigrant youth. These studies mainly considered developmental and acculturation-related changes, predictors, and stages, or utilized the developmental context model by Bronfenbrenner (1977). However, developmental considerations are often only implicitly implemented in existing research and not in a very systematic manner. The dynamic aspects of development are particularly understated in acculturation research. For this reason, we reference and expand upon concepts pertaining to the biological, social, and psychological changes in pubertal development to highlight ways in which acculturation research can be made more dynamic and less static. We specifically present the concepts of acculturative timing, tempo, pace, and synchronicity as a means to systematically study acculturative changes over time in immigrant adolescents. In summary, in this review, we present a more dynamic and less static understanding of acculturation processes that includes normative developmental aspects for a more complex understanding of immigrant youth's psychosocial adaptation.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Psychologie

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Minnesota

Typ

Artikel

Journal

European Psychologist

Band

23

Seiten

72-82

Anzahl der Seiten

11

ISSN

1016-9040

Publikationsdatum

01.2018

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geisteswissenschaftliche Fächer (sonstige), Psychologie (insg.)

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000313 (Zugang: Geschlossen)