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Schools could smooth and facilitate the process
of cultural adjustment by providing programs and services addressing the needs of refugee youth (British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2009).
Since not all students are at the same stage
of cultural adjustment the International KidSuccess» groups are helpful in different ways for different students: for those who are still in the «honeymoon» stage, it is helpful to hear that although there will be some ups and downs on the road ahead, this is a normal process that everyone goes through when moving to a new country and culture.
International KidSuccess program, refugee youth, counseling services, cultural adjustment process and challenges, stages
of cultural adjustment, cultural adjustment groups, refugees» views about clinical services, mental health stigma.
There are four common stages
of the cultural adjustment process: arrival, reality, negotiation / alienation and the integration / marginalization phase.
When it comes to career planning, international scholars have additional significant challenges to consider: 1) cultural adjustment: it is important to know how to effectively go through the four stages
of cultural adjustment (the honeymoon, frustration, adjustment and acceptance); to communicate and perform effectively; and to develop and establish an efficient network from scratch in the United States to ultimately secure the next career chapter; 2) immigration status: it is essential to be aware of the various immigration and visa options that are relevant at different points of one's career.
The benefits come with the cost
of cultural adjustment, however.
Not exact matches
Such is an outline
of Hunt's argument and her conclusion follows logically: «
cultural adjustments» must be made if these texts are to remain meaningful today.44
• For these and other reasons, although children in mother - stepfather families tend to experience better financial support than children in lone mother households, and their stepfathers tend to be
of higher «quality» than their biological fathers in terms
of education, employment, psychopathology etc. (McLanahan et al, 2006) their outcomes and
adjustment are not superior to children in lone mother households, although there may be
cultural variations.
These benefits include but are not limited to the power
of the human touch and presence,
of being surrounded by supportive people
of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment
of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions
of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual
cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all
of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use
of the cascade
of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own
adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence
of their parents and excessive interruptions
of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood
of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.
School work, the need to
adjustment to a new social and
cultural environment consumed most
of my attention and energy.
Considering all
of the previously mentioned reasons, the
cultural adjustment difficulties newly - arrived refugees normally face are often not addressed initially.
Among variety
of group interventions, International KidSuccess»
cultural adjustment groups play a key role in helping refugee youth recognize that they are not alone in their past experiences and current
cultural adjustment struggles.
The program also provides training and consultation about
cultural adjustment, trauma, and other mental health issues to educators and other professionals working with refugees throughout the state
of Colorado.
(1) the temperament and developmental needs
of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition
of the parents to understand and meet the needs
of the child; (3) the preferences
of each child; (4) the wishes
of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship
of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest
of the child; (6) the actions
of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior
of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front
of the child; (9) the ability
of each parent to be actively involved in the life
of the child; (10) the child's
adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability
of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health
of all individuals involved, except that a disability
of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and
of itself, must not be determinative
of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest
of the child; (13) the child's
cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling
of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child
of the actions
of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.
15 months after its creation by the Quebec government, and after extensive public hearings in all regions
of the province on the issue
of how far society should go to accommodate requests for religious and
cultural adjustments from individuals from minority groups, the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences finally released its report and recommen
cultural adjustments from individuals from minority groups, the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to
Cultural Differences finally released its report and recommen
Cultural Differences finally released its report and recommendations.
«I enjoy working with folks who need support in managing a wide variety
of issues from self - esteem and identity concerns to the stress
of dealing with multiple roles, relationships, and life demands (as students, partners, friends, parents, new professionals, family members, community activists, etc.) My clinical interests include multicultural and women's issues, racial / ethnic identity development (especially among biracial / multi - racial / ethnic /
cultural individuals), sexual and gender identity development,
adjustment and transition issues, and building healthy relationships through assertive communication and positive self - esteem.»
My professional and personal knowledge
of multinational identity makes me especially sensitive to issues
of cultural selfhood and
adjustment.
Regardless
of racial,
cultural, linguistic, geographic, and other such variations, parental acceptance has consistently been associated with psychological
adjustment, whereas rejection tends to be associated with difficulties in maintaining future relationships, depression, and substance abuse.
Recent studies have examined how
cultural factors affect family and sibling relationships and
adjustment to disability, and how siblings participate in the care
of children with a variety
of chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, and GI disorders.
Mandy's other areas
of interest include divorce recovery, bereavement, relationship challenges, issues
of cultural identity or
adjustment, LGBTQ concerns and spiritual development.
The aim
of this study was to determine whether the
Cultural Model, which consists of love, satisfaction (dyadic adjustment), couple cultural identity, and personal commitment, fits Chinese / non-Chinese
Cultural Model, which consists
of love, satisfaction (dyadic
adjustment), couple
cultural identity, and personal commitment, fits Chinese / non-Chinese
cultural identity, and personal commitment, fits Chinese / non-Chinese couples.
The results also showed that the more love (i.e. high score
of love), satisfaction (i.e. high score
of dyadic
adjustment) and couple
cultural identity (i.e. high score
of women's acculturation to the partner and low scores
of couple's individualism / collectivism), the more the personal commitment
of the women.
The results showed that the more love (i.e. high score
of love), satisfaction (i.e. high score
of dyadic
adjustment) and couple
cultural identity (i.e. high score
of men's acculturation to the partner), the more the personal commitment
of the men.
[jounal] Searle, W. / 1991 / The impact
of value discrepancies and
cultural identity on psychological and socio -
cultural adjustment of sojourners / International Journal
of Intercultural Relations 15: 209 ~ 225
[jounal] Ward, C. / 1991 / The impact
of value discrepancies and
cultural identity on Psychological and sociocultural
adjustment of sojourners / International Journal
of Intercultural Relations 15 (2): 209 ~ 224
Perceived parental acceptance rejection and psychological
adjustment: A meta analysis
of cross
cultural and intracultural studies
Cultural equivalence and cultural variance in longitudinal associations of young adolescent self - definition and interpersonal relatedness to psychological and social ad
Cultural equivalence and
cultural variance in longitudinal associations of young adolescent self - definition and interpersonal relatedness to psychological and social ad
cultural variance in longitudinal associations
of young adolescent self - definition and interpersonal relatedness to psychological and social
adjustment
(1) the temperament and developmental needs
of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition
of the parents to understand and meet the needs
of the child; (3) the preferences
of each child; (4) the wishes
of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship
of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest
of the child; (6) the actions
of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior
of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front
of the child; (9) the ability
of each parent to be actively involved in the life
of the child; (10) the child's
adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability
of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health
of all individuals involved, except that a disability
of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and
of itself, must not be determinative
of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest
of the child; (13) the child's
cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling
of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child
of the actions
of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary
Such factors include the custody arrangement preferred by the parents and child, the child's bond with each parent, the child's
adjustment to home and community, the child's
cultural background, and the mental and physical health
of parents and child.
The major findings
of the study were as follows: concerning factors affecting marital
adjustment, the husbands were better adjusted when they had fewer children, when they had a more efficient communication with their wives, when they made more efforts to convey Korean Culture to their wives, and when they suffered less stress due to
cultural adjustment.
Thus, the current study was firstly aimed to compare genuine Italians mothers and fathers focusing mainly on their self - perception
of parental role, such as family
adjustment and
cultural beliefs (e.g., identification
of individuals with their family members, family solidarity), instead
of on parenting beliefs and practices (Bornstein et al., 2001; Hsu and Lavelli, 2005; Vieno et al., 2009).
The discovery
of the importance
of couple
cultural identity in contributing to personal commitment, besides love and dyadic
adjustment, helps researchers to gain a greater understanding
of such relationships and to extend the research on interethnic relationships.
Cultural normativeness as a moderator
of the link between physical discipline and children's
adjustment