Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: doi:10.22028/D291-31226
Title: Predictors of Refugee Adjustment: The Importance of Cognitive Skills and Personality
Author(s): Hahn, Elisabeth
Richter, David
Schupp, Jürgen
Back, Mitja D.
Language: English
Title: Collabra: Psychology
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Publisher/Platform: University of California Press
Year of Publication: 2019
Free key words: refugee adjustment
personality
labor market
integration
migration
DDC notations: 150 Psychology
Publikation type: Journal Article
Abstract: In light of the recent worldwide migration of refugees, determinants of a more or less successful integration are heavily discussed, but reliable empirical investigations are scarce and have often focused on sociodemographic factors. In the present study, we explore the role of several individual characteristics for refugee adjustment in the areas of (a) institutional, (b) interpersonal and (c) intrapersonal adaptation. In a sample of 4,527 refugees (M = 33.6 years, 38% women), we investigated the effect of sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, months in Germany, religious affiliation), cognitive factors (cognitive ability, educational history, language skills, integration-course participation), and personality (locus of control, risk appetite, willingness to reciprocity) on adjustment parameters. Both, cognitive skills (especially language skills) and personality, showed incremental validity beyond sociodemographic factors for refugee adjustment comparable across contextual factors. Even with respect to contextual factors such as residency status and living situation, results remained largely stable. The study provides first hints on the importance of personality, thereby providing important implications for understanding integration processes and optimizing interventions on personal, social, and societal levels.
DOI of the first publication: 10.1525/collabra.212
Link to this record: urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-312266
hdl:20.500.11880/29270
http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-31226
ISSN: 2474-7394
Date of registration: 17-Jun-2020
Faculty: HW - Fakultät für Empirische Humanwissenschaften und Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Department: HW - Psychologie
Professorship: HW - Keiner Professur zugeordnet
Collections:SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes

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