Inter-Group and Intra-Group Assertiveness: Adolescents' Social Skills Following Cultural Transition
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| Title: | Inter-Group and Intra-Group Assertiveness: Adolescents' Social Skills Following Cultural Transition |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Korem, Anat, Horenczyk, Gabriel, Tatar, Moshe |
| Source: | Journal of Adolescence. Aug 2012 35(4):855-862. |
| Availability: | Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Immigrants, Adolescents, Assertiveness, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals), Gender Differences, Social Environment, Acculturation, Intergroup Relations |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.12.002 |
| ISSN: | 0140-1971 |
| 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. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ983859 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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. (Contains 2 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0140-1971 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.12.002 |
