Findings are discussed in light of the outcome that, of the studied sample, less than 1/3 of the students clearly expresses positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities. (PsycINFO Database Record

This study investigates the relationships between attachment styles and psychological and sociocultural adjustment of European immigrants in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the role of the cultural distance between native and host cultures as it pertains to the adjustment of immigrants has been examined. The present results suggest that attachment styles are more related to the psychological adjustment of immigrants than to immigrants’ sociocultural adjustment. A comparison of the adjustment of German and Eastern European immigrants show that Germans immigrants, whose culture of origin and language are more similar to the Dutch one, are psychologically and linguistically better adapted than Eastern Europeans. Also German immigrants report lower perceived discrimination than Eastern European immigrants. Surprisingly, however, German immigrants endorse less either their native or Dutch identities than Eastern European immigrants. Findings conclude with speculations about the historically rooted experience of group-guilt among Germans living in the Netherlands, as a possible explanation for their low identification with their native and Dutch cultures.

The workforce of the Netherlands and other countries is becoming increasingly culturally diverse. Nevertheless, there is a lack of research specifically investigating differences between majority and minority employees' experiences at the workplace. Particularly comparisons between minority employees of different generations have hardly been reported in the literature. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether differences in workplace trust exist between majority employees and, first-, and second-generation minority employees. In addition, we studied the role of a number of relevant personality traits in relation to workplace trust, conceptualized as trust in colleagues, trust in the supervisor and trust in the organization. Findings show that differences in workplace trust exist and that personality traits are related differently to workplace trust across the three groups of employees. The findings are discussed and practical implications are proposed.

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Zusammenfassung: Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt Befunde der quantitativ-empirischen Fragebogenerhebung der Rheinland-Kita-Studie vor, in der die Umsetzung von Inklusion für Kinder mit Behinderung in den Tageseinrichtungen für Kinder des Rheinlandes in Nordrhein-Westfalen untersucht wurde. Verglichen wurde die Betreuungssituation in Einrichtungen, die bereits Kinder mit Behinderung im sozialrechtlichen Sinn betreuen, mit jenen, die sich bislang auf die Betreuung von Kindern ohne Behinderung konzentrieren. Einbezogen wurden u. a. einrichtungsbezogene Variablen (z. B. Lage, Größe, Gründe für die Aufnahme bzw. Nichtaufnahme von Kindern mit Behinderung) sowie kindbezogene Variablen (z. B. Anteil von Risikokindern, Migrationshintergrund). Die im Rahmen der Studie identifizierten Problemlagen zeigen auf, dass die inklusive Betreuung im elementarpädagogischen Bereich noch weiterer Unterstützung bedarf. Abschließend wird diskutiert, wie es um die Teilhabechancen für Kinder im elementarpädagogischen Bereich des Rheinlandes steht.