TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of effective coping with cultural transition among expatriate children and adolescents
AU - Van der Zee, Karen I.
AU - Ali, Anees J.
AU - Haaksma, Iris
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - The present study examined the influence of family and parental work factors, personality, and attachment on the intercultural adjustment of expatriate children and adolescents (N=104). Children from families high in cohesion exhibited higher levels of adjustment than children from low cohesive families. Expatriate work satisfaction was significantly related to children's adjustment. Emotional Stability appeared as an independent predictor of adjustment. Attachment dominated as the strongest predictor of adjustment, whereby an ambivalent attachment style was negatively related to adjustment. Interestingly, personality and attachment moderated the influence of family- and work-related factors on adjustment, whereby the beneficial effects of a healthy family and work situation were particularly found among children high on the intercultural traits and high in secure attachment.
AB - The present study examined the influence of family and parental work factors, personality, and attachment on the intercultural adjustment of expatriate children and adolescents (N=104). Children from families high in cohesion exhibited higher levels of adjustment than children from low cohesive families. Expatriate work satisfaction was significantly related to children's adjustment. Emotional Stability appeared as an independent predictor of adjustment. Attachment dominated as the strongest predictor of adjustment, whereby an ambivalent attachment style was negatively related to adjustment. Interestingly, personality and attachment moderated the influence of family- and work-related factors on adjustment, whereby the beneficial effects of a healthy family and work situation were particularly found among children high on the intercultural traits and high in secure attachment.
KW - Attachment
KW - Expatriate children
KW - Family factors
KW - Intercultural adjustment
KW - Personality
KW - Work-related factors
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U2 - 10.1080/10615800601032781
DO - 10.1080/10615800601032781
M3 - Article
C2 - 17999213
AN - SCOPUS:33947429186
SN - 1061-5806
VL - 20
SP - 25
EP - 45
JO - Anxiety, Stress and Coping
JF - Anxiety, Stress and Coping
IS - 1
ER -