Multidimensional Individual Difference Acculturation (MIDA) model: Syrian refugees’ adaptation into Germany

Safdar, Saba; Ray-Yol, Elcin; Reif, Julia A. M.; Berger, Rita

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.09.012

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“…These results indicate that Outgroup Social Support could potentially be a confounding variable in the relationship between Ingroup Social Support and Psychological Adaptation. In fact, it has been argued that migrants who have a balance of ingroup and outgroup connections report lower acculturative stress than those who predominantly or exclusively have ingroup friendships (Safdar et al, 2010).…”

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Adaptation of Venezuelan refugees in Colombia: The mediating roles of acculturation orientations in influencing acculturation adaptations

et al. 2023

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As of 2021, over 5.4 million Venezuelans have fled their home country in search of safety, food, medicine and access to essential services. This is the most substantial exodus in the recent history of Latin America. Colombia has received 2 million of these refugees, making it the nation host to the greatest number of Venezuelan refugees. The present research aims to examine the relations between the sociocultural and psychological factors that are associated with Psychological Adaptation of Venezuelan refugees living in Colombia. We also examined how these relations were mediated by the acculturation orientations. Among Venezuelan refugees, higher Psychological Strength, lower Perceived Discrimination, higher National Identity and higher Outgroup Social Support, were significantly associated with higher engagement with Colombian society and better Psychological Adaptation. Orientation to the host (Colombian) society mediated the association between (a) National Identity and Psychological Adaptation, (b) Outgroup Social Support and Psychological Adaptation and (c) Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Adaptation. The results may inform refugee receiving societies of some essential factors and positive strategies behind adaptation of refugees.

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Adaptation of Venezuelan refugees in Colombia: The mediating roles of acculturation orientations in influencing acculturation adaptations

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“…Similarly, the relationship between perceived daily stressors and acculturation is still unclear. A study by Safdar et al (2021) of Syrian refugees in Germany demonstrated a significant positive correlation between daily stressors and host cultural orientation, whereas no significant association was identified between daily stressors and the orientation toward the home country. However, URMs experience a broad spectrum of daily stressor such as social (e.g., difficulties in making friends, conflicts with adults/peers), material (e.g., lack of money, medical care, food), discrimination (e.g., feeling of being treated differently compared to others), or other stressors related to their specific situation (e.g., feeling of insecurity or worries about their documents) ( Vervliet et al, 2014 ).…”

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Factors affecting the acculturation strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany

Garbade,

Eglinsky,

Kindler

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundDifferent acculturation strategies might be related to different mental health outcomes and social participation of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs), but little is known about which factors influence this acculturation process. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to examine the impact of individual, stress-related, and contextual factors on the acculturation process of URMs in Germany.MethodsA sample of N = 132 URMs living in child and youth welfare service facilities in Germany completed questionnaires about their acculturation orientation, traumatic experiences, daily stressors, asylum stress, and perceived social support between June 2020 and October 2021. This investigation is part of the multi-center randomized control trial BETTER CARE. Data were analyzed descriptively and via multiple hierarchical regression.ResultsIntegration (43.5%) and Assimilation (37.1%) were the most common acculturation strategies used by URMs. Multiple hierarchical regression models showed that daily stressors (e.g., the lack of money) were associated with a stronger orientation toward the home country, whereas traumatic events were associated with a weaker orientation toward their home country. No significant predictors were found for the orientation toward the host country.DiscussionOverall, URMs in Germany showed favorable acculturation strategies. Nevertheless, daily stressors and traumatic experiences might influence this process. The implications for practitioners and policymakers are discussed with a view to further improving the acculturation process of URMs in Germany.Clinical Trial Registration: German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00017453 https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00017453. Registered on December 11, 2019.

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“…In this model, it is important to distinguish between in-group and out-group social support when predicting the migrants’ psychological well-being [ 17 ]. In addition, the MIDA model presents a framework that analyzes the acculturation process of individuals, thereby focusing on the core factors that can influence the adaptation process of immigrants in a new society [ 18 ].…”

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Acculturation, Adaptation, and Health among Croatian Migrants in Austria and Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study

Suko

Holter

Stolz

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Since Croatia joined the European Union, majority of the studies on Croatian emigrants have predominantly addressed the reasons for migration and their future predictions. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the sense of coherence, health behavior, acculturation, adaptation, perceived health, and quality of life (QoL) in first-generation Croatian migrants living in Austria and Ireland. Our study is the first study that addresses the perceived health and QoL of Croatian migrants since the last emigration wave in 2013. An online survey was conducted in Austria (n = 112) and Ireland (n = 116) using standardized questionnaires. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted for emigrated Croats to identify the predictors of perceived health and QoL. The analyses revealed that the sense of coherence and psychological adaptation were the strongest predictors of perceived health and QoL in Austria and Ireland. Furthermore, in the environmental domain of QoL, a higher education, higher net income, life in Austria rather than Ireland, better health behavior, higher sense of coherence, and better psychological and sociocultural adaptation explained 55.9% of the variance. Health policies and programs should use the salutogenic model to improve the health-related quality of life and psychological adaptation of Croatian migrants.

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Multidimensional Individual Difference Acculturation (MIDA) model: Syrian refugees’ adaptation into Germany

Cited by 14 publications

References 65 publications

Adaptation of Venezuelan refugees in Colombia: The mediating roles of acculturation orientations in influencing acculturation adaptations

Adaptation of Venezuelan refugees in Colombia: The mediating roles of acculturation orientations in influencing acculturation adaptations

Factors affecting the acculturation strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany

Acculturation, Adaptation, and Health among Croatian Migrants in Austria and Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Study

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