An integrative risk and resilience model for understanding the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth.

C Su�rez-Orozco, F Motti-Stefanidi, A Marks…�- American�…, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
American Psychologist, 2018psycnet.apa.org
We propose an integrative model for the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth
that combines ecological with risk and resilience frameworks. Immigrant-origin children and
youth are now, and will continue to be, a diverse and demographically important segment of
all postindustrial nations' populations. Synthesizing evidence across psychological,
educational, and sociological disciplines produced since the seminal publication of Garc�a
Coll et al.'s (1996) model, along with significant events such as a global refugee crisis, a�…
Abstract
We propose an integrative model for the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth that combines ecological with risk and resilience frameworks. Immigrant-origin children and youth are now, and will continue to be, a diverse and demographically important segment of all postindustrial nations’ populations. Synthesizing evidence across psychological, educational, and sociological disciplines produced since the seminal publication of Garc�a Coll et al.’s (1996) model, along with significant events such as a global refugee crisis, a sociopolitical “deportation nation” climate, and heightened xenophobia, we provide a model for understanding the current conditions immigrant-origin children and youth encounter as they develop. This new integrative conceptual model for addressing positive frameworks for adaptation provides a culturally relevant approach for understanding both the risks and resilience of this population. The model was designed to inform practice and future research in the service of immigrant-origin children and youth.
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