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Assesses the extent to which young Indochinese refugees in Finland are moving away from the values & culture of their parents, & to what extent this creates intergenerational conflicts & emotional stress. Interview data from 159 young refugees born in 1969-1976 & 1,212 of their parents/caregivers, suggest that the amount of self-reported anxiety & depression tend to increase in both generations with length of stay in Finland; symptoms are greater among females than males. Time in the resettlement country also clearly affects the ethnic self-perception of youth, but not that of adults, increasing generational strain & emotional stress. 7 Tables, 62 References. Adapted from the source document.

Abstract. In this study we tested an integrated model of the relationship between immigrants' linguistic acculturation, socioeconomic status (SES), perceived discrimination, social support networks, general health status, and psychological well-being. A nationwide adult probability sample (N = 2360) included Finnish repatriates and Russian and Estonian immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and Estonia. In the total sample, linguistic acculturation was directly and negatively related to psychological well-being. Increased acculturation also influenced well-being indirectly through an increase in perceived discrimination. Although acculturation also increased the use of ethnic and host support networks, the effect of these social support networks on well-being depended on the stress level. Particularly, the direct effect of acculturation on well-being disappeared and was instead mediated by social support networks when examining the more vulnerable subsamples of the study, i.e., women and those who perceived substantial discrimination. Higher levels of SES were linked to better well-being through increased health status. It was concluded that the acculturation process plays a dual role in psychological functioning and that it is important to ensure more directly not only immigrants' cultural but also their socioeconomic integration.

Cover; REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF IMMIGRANT YOUTH; Series Editors; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Organization of the Volume; Conclusions; REFERENCES; Part 1: WHO MIGRATES AND HOW DO THEY FARE?: Sociodemographic Perspectives; 1: Resources, Strengths, and Challenges for Children in Immigrant Families in Eight Affluent Countries; Introduction; The Eight Study Countries; The Origins of Children in Immigrant Families; The Importance of Children in Immigrant Families; The Integration and Inclusion of Immigrants; Two-Parent Families; Language.

The well-being and productivity of immigrant youth has become one of the most important global issues of our times as a result of mass migration and resettlement. In this unique volume, leading scholars from multiple nations and disciplines provide a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary research on immigrant youth and delineate the most promising future directions for research on their success, suggesting implications for policy and interventions that will benefit host societies as well as immigrant youth. The contributors to Realizing the Potential of Immigrant Youth include many of the leading international experts on migration, acculturation, intergroup issues and immigrant youth development, with contributions from the fields of child development, demography, economics, education, immigrant mental health, social psychology and sociology