The role of religion and worship communities in the positive development of immigrant youth

Suárez‐Orozco, Carola; Singh, Sukhmani; Abo‐Zena, Mona M.; Du, Dan; Roeser, Robert W.

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“…In contrast to externalizing behaviors, Islam does not condemn internalizing problems, such as depression and anxiety, but instead offers solutions and promotes individuals to seek resources to cope with mental health problems. However, although religious identity in and of itself could potentially reduce internalizing problems, the challenges of expressing their Muslim identity within a hostile sociopolitical context may create psychological distress for some Muslim youth and could counteract the overall protective role of religious identity (e.g., Suárez‐Orozco, Singh, Abo‐Zena, Du, & Roeser, ).…”

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The Mediating Role of Multiple Group Identities in the Relations between Religious Discrimination and Muslim‐American Adolescents’ Adjustment

Balkaya

Cheah

Tahseen

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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Despite increasing anti-Muslim sentiments, the implications of religious discrimination for Muslim-American adolescents' well-being remain understudied. Drawing on the rejection identification and disidentification models, we examined the mediating role of multiple group identities (i.e., religious and national) in the cross-sectional associations between individual-level religious discrimination and internalizing and externalizing problems among 13-to 18-year-old (M = 16.7 years, SD = 1.6) Muslim-American adolescents with immigrant backgrounds. Moreover, building on the attributional ambiguity perspective, we examined the moderating role of group-level religious discrimination in the form of Islamophobia. Religious identity did not mediate the relations between individual-level discrimination and internalizing and externalizing problems, and these relations did not depend on youths' perceptions of Islamophobia. However, individual-level discrimination was associated with American identity, depending on perceptions of Islamophobia. In turn, adolescents' Muslim and American identities were linked to less internalizing and externalizing problems. Implications of our findings for the development of programs and policies are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mediating Role of Multiple Group Identities in the Relations between Religious Discrimination and Muslim‐American Adolescents’ Adjustment

Balkaya

Cheah

Tahseen

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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“…On a social level, relationships with adults from church provided social capital, support, and mentoring generally and during crisis times; on a personal level, religious beliefs that included a sense that God was within them highlighted an internal locus of control, which was associated with higher expectations of oneself and a sense of efficacy. Drawing from two studies of immigrant-origin Downloaded by [Northwestern University] at 13:38 07 February 2015 youth that sampled from several urban areas, religion (i.e., religious actions, religious values, and belief in God) and worship communities were found to be prominent in the home and community life of immigrant-origin youth and associated positively with outcomes including a sense of purpose (Suárez-Orozco, Singh, Abo-Zena, Du, & Roeser, 2011). Religious involvement has provided opportunities for support, particularly for lower income, chronically ill, and elderly Latinos (Aranda, 2008), as well as a coping mechanism for African Americans dealing with adversity (e.g., subtle and covert racism; Mattis, 2002;Spencer, Fegley, & Harpalani, 2003).…”

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Religion and Immigrant-Origin Youth: A Resource and a Challenge

Abo‐Zena

Barry

2013

Research in Human Development

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“… 2018 ; Suárez-Orozco et al. 2011 ). In the early stages of researching immigrant religion, many scholars therefore focused on ethnographic examinations of lived religion, particularly among migrant youth and in the family context (e.g.…”

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Researching religion and migration 20 years after ‘9/11’: Taking stock and looking ahead

Fleischmann

2022

Z Religion Ges Polit

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This contribution to the special issue on religion and migration reviews two decades of large-scale survey research on changes in immigrant religion and the relationship between immigrants’ level of religiosity and their integration into European societies. The body of work reveals that Muslims in European societies stand out due to their comparatively high levels of religiosity and greater stability in religiosity over time and across immigrant generations. While the comparative picture is rather clear, findings regarding the long-term trend in Muslims’ religiosity and its association with immigrant integration are instead inconclusive. A systematic review of empirical studies of the association of (various indicators of) individual religiosity with immigrant integration reveals positive, negative and non-significant results for all outcomes and domains. Thus, based on the current state of art it is hard to assess whether and why religion forms a bridge or barrier to immigrant integration in Europe. To move the field forward, the contribution ends with a twofold proposal for a research agenda that includes a broadened empirical scope, moving beyond the focus on Sunni Muslims, and a conceptual extension that focuses on differences in reasoning about religion and religious meaning-making as additional, potentially more consistent and more powerful explanation for immigrants’ social relations and positions in their new societies

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The role of religion and worship communities in the positive development of immigrant youth

Cited by 13 publications

References 52 publications

The Mediating Role of Multiple Group Identities in the Relations between Religious Discrimination and Muslim‐American Adolescents’ Adjustment

The Mediating Role of Multiple Group Identities in the Relations between Religious Discrimination and Muslim‐American Adolescents’ Adjustment

Religion and Immigrant-Origin Youth: A Resource and a Challenge

Researching religion and migration 20 years after ‘9/11’: Taking stock and looking ahead

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