ArticleInternational journal of public health2018
Perceived well-being in adolescent immigrants: it matters where they come from.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Emotional and relational problems of adolescents with and without a migrant background in Europe: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The antecedents of well-being in first-generation migrant children: A systematic review.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2021Pooled it
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- Who thrives in Canada? An Examination of social factors, healthcare access, and immigration status.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- When ethnic minorities hit the headlines: The longitudinal associations between news features and adolescents' ethnic prejudice.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2024Article
- Risk Behaviors among Migrant Adolescents in Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Who Stays, Who Moves on and the Host Population: A Picture of Adolescents' Perceived Well-Being and Risk Behaviours.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Purpose in life as an asset for well-being and a protective factor against depression in adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Examining Variations in the Prevalence of Diagnosed Mood or Anxiety Disorders Among Migrant Groups in Ontario, 1995-2015: A Population-Based, Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2022Article
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- Association of Acculturation Status with Longitudinal Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life-Results from a Cohort Study of Adults with Turkish Origin in Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Classroom Immigrant Density Predicts Psychological Well-Being Among Adolescents With an Immigration Background: Findings From the 2017/18 Swedish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study.International journal of public health · 2021Article
- A bio-ecological framing of evidence on the determinants of adolescent mental health - A scoping review of the international Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study 1983-2020.SSM - population health · 2020Article
- Connectedness as a protective factor in immigrant youth: results from the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) Italian study.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Ethnic Bullying Victimization in Italy: The Role of Acculturation Orientation for Ethnic Minority Adolescents With Differing Citizenship Statuses.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Migrant mental health, Hickam's dictum, and the dangers of oversimplification.International journal of public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this work was to explore whether adolescent immigrants have worse or better perceived well-being, and whether this perception varies by ethnic background or between first- and second-generation immigrants, when compared with adolescents from the host population.
methodsA representative sample of 47,799 students (13.4% immigrants) aged 11, 13, and 15 years were recruited throughout all Italian regions within the framework of the Italian 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study.
resultsAdolescent immigrants from Eastern European and non-Western/non-European countries had a higher occurrence of health complaints and the highest risk of reporting low life satisfaction, which increased among the second generation. The risk of reporting bullying behaviours and physical fights was higher in first-generation immigrants and decreased in the second generation, independent of ethnic background.
conclusionsItalian welfare immigration policies do not seem to offer the same opportunities to all adolescent immigrant groups, which leads to differing effects on their well-being. To tackle these inequalities, Italy should increase its investment in education through early prevention initiatives, e.g. providing support in intercultural education and proper training to school teachers and staff.
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