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"Se extraña todo:" Family Separation and Reunification Experiences among Unaccompanied Adolescent Migrants from Central America
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Patel, Sita G.; Bouche, Vicky; Martinez, William; Barajas, Karla; Garcia, Alex; Sztainer, Maya; Hawkins, Kathleen – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
There has been a record surge of unaccompanied immigrant minors (UAMs) entering the United States, with 86% of those apprehended at the US-Mexico border originating from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. A majority of immigrant children are separated from either one or both parents at various points during the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship, Separation Anxiety, Family Characteristics
Newcomer Immigrant Adolescents: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Family Stressors and School Outcomes
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Patel, Sita G.; Clarke, Annette V.; Eltareb, Fazia; Macciomei, Erynn E.; Wickham, Robert E. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
Family stressors predict negative psychological outcomes for immigrant adolescents, yet little is known about how such stressors interact to predict school outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the interactive role of family stressors on school outcomes for newcomer adolescent immigrants. Using a convergent parallel mixed-methods…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Immigrants, Mixed Methods Research