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Titzmann, Peter F.; Silbereisen, Rainer K.; Mesch, Gustavo – Developmental Psychology, 2014
On the basis of general theories of delinquency and the specific situation of immigrants, this longitudinal study investigated predictors of initial levels and rates of change in delinquency among 188 male ethnic German Diaspora immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in Germany, 237 male native German adolescents, and 182 male Jewish…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Immigrants, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables
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Kosner, Anna; Roer-Strier, Dorit; Kurman, Jenny – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
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,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Role, Coping
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Elizur, Yoel; Spivak, Amos; Ofran, Shlomit; Jacobs, Shira – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
The objective of this study was to explain why adolescent girls with conduct problems (CP) are more at risk than boys to develop emotional distress (ED) in a sample composed of Israeli-born and immigrant youth from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union (n = 305, ages 14-18). We tested a structural equation model and found a very good fit to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship
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Birman, Dina; Espino, Susan Ryerson – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2007
This study assesses the impact of parent practices and knowledge of school on school success for a sample of 240 immigrant and nonimmigrant high school students and their parents. Immigrant parents from the former Soviet Union were less knowledgeable about and had less contact with the school, and allowed less autonomy than U.S.-born parents. Some…
Descriptors: Immigrants, High School Students, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
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Inkeles, Alex – Journal of Social Issues, 1983
This 1955 paper, using data from former Soviet citizens, investigated the role a parent plays, through both conscious and unconscious adjustments in his child-rearing practices, in mediating for his children the influence of social change and, consequently, in preparing them for changed social conditions they may meet as adults. (CMG)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship
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Press, Billie K. – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Compares family life, child rearing, and education in the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1980s. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Education
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Shor, Ron – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Compared knowledge and attitudes regarding inappropriate parenting among immigrant parents from European and Caucasus countries of the former Soviet Union residing in Israel. Found that immigrants from the Caucasus related inappropriate parental behaviors to what is normative, whereas European immigrants were concerned with potential harm to the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Rearing
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Martin, C. Dianne; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Describes a study that examined the attitudes of 8- to 12-year-old U.S. and former Soviet children toward computers by comparing their responses to attitude statements and their drawings of computer users. Previous computer attitude studies are reviewed, and differences in gender and level of parental use of computers are discussed. (41…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Art, Comparative Analysis
Bozhenko, Liudmila Fedorovna – Soviet Education, 1990
Reports on a survey involving 700 students and 300 parents in Volgodonsk, Russia. Itemizes types of leisure activities and hours per week of leisure time enjoyed by students and examines amount of organized leisure. Notes that television viewing consumed much of students' leisure time. Underscores parents' critical influence in determining student…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Educational Research, Elementary School Students
Moskovkina, A. G.; Sagdullaev, A. A. – Soviet Education, 1990
Discusses research into parental alcoholism as the cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Reports that a study examined the family history of children in 18 schools in the Soviet Union. Concludes that intellectual deficiencies can be traced to various genetic and environmental factors. Calls for early intervention to prevent intellectual…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Boarding Schools, Child Development Centers