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Web End = Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Migrant Childrenand Adolescents in American Countries: A Systematic Review
Esmahan Belhadj Kouider Ute Koglin
Franz Petermann
Published online: 23 May 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Abstract The present review postulates the current mental health status in migrant children and adolescents in the North American continent. 35 studies published from 2009 to 2013 chosen from a systematic literature research were included. Almost all studies were conducted in the United States and Canada. From the perspective of selection effect, migration as a risk factor was not proven. The migration process perspective could have underestimated a higher danger of problem behavior in second-generation migrant children. Comparing native and migrant children, balanced results in problem behavior were reported, but the Asian migrant group was at higher risk of developing mental disorders. Family-based risk factors were offered: high acculturation stress, low English language competence, language brokering, discrepancies in childrens and parents cultural orientation, the non-Western cultural orientation, e.g., collectivistic, acceptance feelings of parents, or harsh parenting. However, the importance to support migrant families in the acculturation process becomes apparent.
Keywords Emotional and behavioral problems
Migration Children Adolescents Review
Introduction
An immigrant population has rapidly increased in the US and in Canada. The conventional distinction between the immigrated ethnic groups in the US is usually white, black, Asian or Latino origin [1, 2]. Even if the immigrated ethnic groups differ partially from migrant groups in other regions in the world, analyses about migrant childrens mental health is globally important to understand their development. Irrespective of the kind of host country, living conditions as being in minority, speaking another origin language, having a different skin color or having another religious orientation are often worldwide similar challenges for all migrant children and adolescents. However, for quite some time research on migrants mental health has been based more in the American continent than in others. Due to this, in addition to a systematic review analyzing the emotional...