Citation
Harker, Kathryn (2001). Immigrant Generation, Assimilation, and Adolescent Psychological Well-Being.
Social Forces, 79(3), 969-1004.
Abstract
Utilizing data on adolescents in secondary school from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this article examines the link between immigrant generation and adolescent psychological well-being. I find that first-generation immigrants experience less depression and greater positive well-being than their native-born agemates of similar demographic and family backgrounds. Second-generation immigrants, however, do not differ significantly from native-born youth in terms of psychological well-being. A number of family influences serve as “protective” factors that enable first-generation immigrants to maintain their higher levels of well-being. These factors include parental supervision, lack of parent-child conflict, religious practices, and social support. Assimilation among first-generation immigrants, as measured by age at arrival in the U.S., does not significantly affect their positive well-being.
URL
https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2001.0010Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2001
Journal Title
Social Forces
Author(s)
Harker, Kathryn
