Changing Familial Roles for Immigrant Adolescents from the Former Soviet Union to Israel

Autor/inn/en	Kosner, Anna; Roer-Strier, Dorit; Kurman, Jenny
Titel	Changing Familial Roles for Immigrant Adolescents from the Former Soviet Union to Israel
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 29 (2014) 3, S.356-379 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558413508202
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Role; Coping; Translation; Family Relationship; Focus Groups; Interviews; Adolescents; Young Adults; Personal Autonomy; Stress Variables; Cultural Context; Immigration; Parent Child Relationship; Gender Differences; Self Efficacy; Psychological Patterns; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Israel; USSR + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Rollen; Bewältigung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Individuelle Autonomie; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This article examines how young immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union during their adolescence perceive and cope with the resulting changes in their family roles. Data collected via interviews and focus groups from adolescents and young adults ("N" = 34) revealed six distinct roles: language broker, family navigator, breadwinner, cultural broker, self-caretaker, and counselor. These roles were reported to generate negative effects (e.g., lost childhood, distress) and simultaneously positive effects (e.g., gaining independence, life-experience). Various mechanisms facilitated coping, including help from friends and family, self-strength, and a sense of meaning. The findings challenge traditional views of role reversal and broaden the perspective on role change in immigration. This article discusses the importance of cultural context as well as implications of the findings for theory, research, and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10