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Predicting externalizing problems in Moroccan immigrant adolescents in the Netherlands.

Gonneke W J M Stevens1, Wilma A M Vollebergh, Trees V M Pels

  • 1Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus MC/Sophia, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. gstevens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|July 16, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Externalizing problems in Moroccan adolescents are linked to child, school, and family factors, not migration status. These findings offer insights into adolescent behavior in immigrant populations.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Immigration Studies

Background:

  • Growing non-Western populations in Western countries necessitate research on immigrant adolescent behavior.
  • Limited research exists on predictors of externalizing problems in immigrant youth.
  • This study focuses on Moroccan immigrant adolescents in the Netherlands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify predictors of externalizing problems in Moroccan immigrant adolescents.
  • To contribute knowledge on adolescent behavioral development within immigrant communities.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized parent, self, and teacher reports for problem behavior assessment.
  • Sample included 415 parent-reports, 376 self-reports, and 238 teacher-reports.
  • Data collected from randomly selected 11- to 18-year-old Moroccan immigrant adolescents.

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Main Results:

  • Externalizing problems correlated with child factors (gender, internalizing problems), proximal family dynamics (monitoring, affection, conflict), contextual family issues (parenting conflicts, life events), school/peer influences (school problems, deviant peers), and perceived discrimination.
  • Minimal association found between externalizing problems and parental psychopathology or global family variables (e.g., employment).
  • Most findings align with previous research on non-immigrant youth.

Conclusions:

  • Child, school/peer, and proximal family factors are crucial for predicting externalizing behavior development.
  • Migration-related factors had a relatively small impact on externalizing problems.
  • Findings underscore the importance of integrated approaches considering individual, social, and familial contexts.