Re-acculturation attitudes among adolescents from returned Portuguese immigrant families

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Felix Neto (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Vol. 34 No. 3

Pages: 221-232

ISSN: 0147-1767

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

Associated Projects

Juventude imigrante - Juventude imigrante: Aculturação e o paradoxo de adaptação em Portugal

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Authenticus ID: P-003-70W

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.02.010

Abstract (EN): The aim of this study was to understand preferences in re-acculturation attitudes among adolescents from returned immigrant families to Portugal. The study sample consisted of 615 adolescents (mean age = 16.7 years: SD = 1.6). The mean duration of sojourn in Portugal for the sample was 8.3 years (SD = 4.5). Responses obtained from the questionnaire indicated that integration was the most preferred re-acculturation attitude for the adolescents from returned immigrant families to Portugal. Marginalization was the least preferred attitude. Different demographic, and intercultural contact factors were found to account for 18% of the explained variance in assimilation, 16% of integration. 22% of separation and 14% of marginalization. Demographic and intercultural factors emerged as significant and independent predictors of the acculturation attitudes, but globally the intercultural factors were the most important ones. Migratory plans affected the preferred re-acculturation strategies. Understanding the complex relationships between demographic, and intercultural factors, and acculturation attitudes can help the social scientist to develop and apply adequate intervention strategies and to give some suggestions for the development of adequate socio-political re-acculturation programmes.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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