Year: 2004
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objective of the present study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of emotional \nand behavioral problems in a general population sample of Moroccan immigrant children \naged 4 through 18 living in the Netherlands. In chapter 1, it was described that Moroccan \nimmigrant youth are expected to be at high risk of emotional and behavioral problems, as they \nare over-represented in the population of juvenile delinquents and they increasingly apply for \nyouth assistance. Moreover, Moroccan immigrant youth may have to cope with several risk \nfactors related to migration and culture. An overview was provided of levels of emotional and \nbehavioral problems in immigrant youth samples, and factors associated with emotional and \nbehavioral problems were lined out. As presented in the first chapter, with this study we \naimed to: \n\n1. Determine the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan \nimmigrant children and adolescents, and to compare this with the prevalence of \nemotional and behavioral problems in Turkish immigrant and Dutch native children \nand adolescents. \n2. Identify patterns of psychological acculturation in Moroccan immigrant adolescents \nand adults. \n3. Determine the factors associated with emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan \nimmigrant youth. \na. Examine the relation between acculturation and emotional and behavioral \nproblems in Moroccan immigrant adolescents. \nb. Gain insight into the association between parenting and emotional and \nbehavioral problems in Moroccan immigrant children and adolescents. \nc. Determine other factors associated with emotional and behavioral problems in \nMoroccan immigrant adolescents. \nChildren, aged 4 through 18 with at least one parent born in Morocco, were randomly \nselected from municipal registers of two major cities in the Netherlands, The Hague and \nRotterdam. Eight hundred nineteen parents (response rate 73%); 387 adolescents aged 11 \nthrough 18 (response rate 91%); and 541 teachers (response rate 83%) participated in the \nstudy. Parents and adolescents were interviewed and teachers were sent a questionnaire.
Author: G.W.J.M. Stevens
Language: English
Topic: Migration, Health and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2160067098