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Children who cross cultures.

F G Ory1, M Simons, F C Verhulst

  • 1Primary Health Care Unit, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Children returning from abroad experienced more behavioral issues and felt less happy, despite no impact on academic achievement. Organizations should prioritize children's psycho-social well-being during transcultural sojourns.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Transcultural sojourns involve prolonged stays in foreign cultures.
  • Culture shock can impact children's adjustment and development.
  • Understanding these effects is crucial for supporting internationally mobile families.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the psycho-social development and school achievement of Dutch children after transcultural sojourns.
  • To compare children with international experience to their domestically-raised peers.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 103 Dutch children (6-17 years) with prior international experience and 81 controls.
  • Data collected from parents and teachers using validated questionnaires like the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher's Report Form (TRF).

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Main Results:

  • Children with transcultural experience exhibited more behavioral problems and were perceived as less happy by parents.
  • No significant differences were found in academic achievement or school-based problem behaviors between the groups.

Conclusions:

  • Transcultural sojourns can negatively affect children's psycho-social well-being.
  • Parental and teacher focus should extend beyond academic performance to encompass psycho-social adjustment.
  • Organizations should enhance support for children of expatriate employees.