Inter‐group and intra‐group assertiveness: Adolescents' social skills following cultural transition

Abstract

The goals of this study were to examine intra‐group and inter‐group assertiveness among adolescents, and to compare these two domains of assertiveness between cultural groups in Israel. Measures of intra‐group and inter‐group assertiveness were developed, and questionnaires were administrated to 441 immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), 242 immigrants from Ethiopia and 333 non‐immigrants. Compared to non‐immigrants, FSU and Ethiopian immigrants' inter‐group assertiveness was lower. Girls reported higher levels of inter‐group assertiveness than boys. Each of the immigrant groups rates itself as equally assertive as the non‐immigrant group and more assertive than the other immigrant group. Also, a difference between inter‐group and intra‐group assertiveness was found among the FSU immigrants. It is argued that adolescents' assertiveness following cultural transition is associated with socio‐cultural context, and the implications of this conclusion are discussed.

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