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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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