Abstract: In this work, we investigate how parochial concerns for common resources, such as tax-funded goods, relate to prejudice against immigrants. Previous experimental work showed majority groups assume minorities will exploit common resources without ...
Acculturation and Self-Esteem of Eritrean Immigrants in GermanyAbstract: This study examines the notion that the relation between immigrants' acculturation strategies and self-esteem is moderated by discrepancies between preferred acculturation ...
Parent Questionnaire on the German Language Skills of Multilingual ChildrenThis article presents DaZ-E (Deutsch als Zweitsprache – Elternfragebogen/German as a second language – parent questionnaire), a newly developed questionnaire, available in ten ...
Local Language or Mother Tongue? The Effect of Parental Language Usage on Their Children's Second Language AcquisitionAbstract. An increasing proportion of children grow up multilingually. However, the monolingual school ...
Recognition of foreign nurses degree in Germany – procedure, quantity, distribution and decision of applicationsAbstract. Background: Qualified foreign nurses are entering the German nursing-care system. Aim: How has the migration of nurses been ...
Verbal and cognitive competencies of young preschool-children: A comparison between children with and without background of migrationAbstract. The current study focusses on verbal and cognitive competencies of children with background of migration at ...
Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among asylum seekers in Germany and its detection in the application process for asylumAbstract.Background: In revent years the problem of trauma among asylum seekers has become a central isssue in science and ...
Receptive Vocabulary and Grammar Competencies of Native-Born and Immigrant Children at Age 5 in Germany. An Empirical Study From a Sociological PerspectiveAbstract. From a sociological perspective, differences in the receptive vocabulary and grammar ...
Abstract. In this study we tested an integrated model of the relationship between immigrants' linguistic acculturation, socioeconomic status (SES), perceived discrimination, social support networks, general health status, and psychological well-being. A ...
This research aims to identify factors associated with marital instability among Jewish and mixed (Jewish and non-Jewish) couples following immigration from the former Soviet Union. Based on the Strangeness Theory and the Model of Acculturation, we ...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether and how individual differences contribute to the translation of perceived group discrimination into perceived personal discrimination. One hundred forty-five Pontic Greek and 269 Albanian students (mean age ...
Academic achievement in immigrant children and adolescents is an indicator of current and future adaptive success. Since the future of immigrant youths is inextricably linked to that of the receiving society, the success of their trajectory through school ...
This paper addresses some social and psychological issues concerning multiculturalism and immigration in post-Soviet Russia, which is one of the most multicultural societies in the world. The paper begins by describing the current cultural and immigrant ...
This study aimed to contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms explaining the so-called framing effect. Experimental research (N = 355) was carried out with a 2 × 2 between-subjects factor design in which the news frame and group cues were ...
Abstract. Prior research has reported less favorable attitudes toward and more violent crimes against ethnic out-group members in East (vs. West) Germany. We conducted two pre-registered lost letter studies in West versus East German ...
Anti-Muslim attitudes are widespread in Western countries, especially among conservative individuals. Yet, the Muslim veil sparks controversy across the ideological spectrum, potentially resulting in unwillingness to naturalize Muslim immigrants. Living ...