Socio-cultural factors as antecedents of cross-cultural adaptation in expatriates, international students, and migrants: A review

K Bierwiaczonek, S Waldzus - Journal of cross-cultural …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Currently, international mobility is common. Living abroad requires adaptation to the new
culture, and adaptation outcomes are influenced by various socio-cultural factors. The …

Cultural transition and academic achievement of students from ethnic minority backgrounds: A content analysis of empirical research on acculturation

E Makarova, D Birman - Educational Research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The achievement gap between immigrant and non-immigrant students that has
been identified in most OECD countries and the considerable educational dropout rate …

Acculturation and health: the moderating role of sociocultural context

M Fox, ZM Thayer, PD Wadhwa - American anthropologist, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Acculturation represents an important construct for elucidating the determinants and
consequences of health disparities in minority populations. However, the processes and …

Schools as acculturative and developmental contexts for youth of immigrant and refugee background

MK Schachner, L Juang, U Moffitt… - European …, 2018 - econtent.hogrefe.com
Schools are important for the academic and socio-emotional development, as well as
acculturation of immigrant-and refugee-background youth. We highlight individual …

The impact of acculturation style and acculturative hassles on the mental health of Somali adolescent refugees

AK Lincoln, V Lazarevic, MT White, BH Ellis - Journal of immigrant and …, 2016 - Springer
Refugee adolescents often immigrate to a new society because of experiences of
persecution and trauma, which can have profound effects on their mental health. Once they …

Perceived employability of skilled migrants: A systematic review and future research agenda

A Farashah, T Blomquist, A Al Ariss… - The International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This review examines the perceived employability of skilled migrants (SMs) through an
analysis of 88 management and organisational research articles published over 2009-2019 …

The evolution of acculturation and development models for understanding immigrant children and youth adjustment

LP Juang, M Syed - Child Development Perspectives, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Acculturation and developmental theories and frameworks have merged steadily to portray
the development and adaptation of immigrant children more comprehensively. In this article …

Positive influences of social support on sense of community, life satisfaction and the health of immigrants in Spain

I Hombrados-Mendieta, M Millán-Franco… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The main objective of this study was to investigate the association of social support and the
sense of community (SOC) with satisfaction with life (SWL) and immigrant health. We …

Bicultural identity integration

V Benet-Martínez, F Lee… - Handbook of advances in …, 2021 - books.google.com
As a first-generation Afghan American girl born and raised in Los Angeles, I felt, quite
unconsciously, that the only way I could assimilate with my more “mainstream” peers would …

Forced migration-induced diminished social networks and support, and its impact on the emotional wellbeing of older refugees in Western countries: A scoping review

PC Ekoh, AO Iwuagwu, EO George… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the number of refugees continues to increase globally, so does the number of older
adults forced to migrate from their home region to Western countries. Many of these older …