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Determinants of effective coping with cultural transition among expatriate children and adolescents
Karen I Van Der Zee1, Anees J Ali, Iris Haaksma
1Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. K.I.van.Oudenhoven-van.der.Zee@ppsw.rug.nl
Abstract:
The present study examined the influence of family and parental work factors, personality, and attachment on the intercultural adjustment of expatriate children and adolescents (N=104). Children from families high in cohesion exhibited higher levels of adjustment than children from low cohesive families. Expatriate work satisfaction was significantly related to children's adjustment. Emotional Stability appeared as an independent predictor of adjustment. Attachment dominated as the strongest predictor of adjustment, whereby an ambivalent attachment style was negatively related to adjustment. Interestingly, personality and attachment moderated the influence of family- and work-related factors on adjustment, whereby the beneficial effects of a healthy family and work situation were particularly found among children high on the intercultural traits and high in secure attachment.
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