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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