scholarly journals Civic Attitudes and Engagement Among Middle Eastern and North African Refugees and Immigrants in the U.S.

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-131
Author(s):  
Sara Makki Alamdari
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
English Language ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
The U.S

Given the importance of civic engagement to the well-being of immigrants and refugees and their communities, the goal of the current study was to investigate civic attitudes among immigrants and refugees from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). First, the researcher examined predictors of civic attitudes. Second, the mediating effect of attitudes between the potential predictors (i.e., gender, health status, English proficiency, and the U.S. length of stay) and level of civic engagement was investigated. The researcher recruited 145 respondents to complete online and paper-based surveys. Using linear regression models, the results show that health and English language proficiency significantly predict civic attitudes among this group. Attitudes also mediated between health status and level of civic engagement. This study provides some implications for social work, resettlement programs, health policies, and civic organizations that can be beneficial for the target group as well as for the host communities.

MOVING STORIES

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco ◽  
Carola Suárez-Orozco
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
English Language ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Immigrant Youth ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Children Of Immigrants ◽  
English Language Acquisition ◽  
Competitive Labor Market ◽  
The U.S

AbstractIn the first decade of the new millennium, a new cycle of public concern about the benefits and harms of immigration has erupted. The harsh spotlight on undocumented immigration and border controls has blinded us to many important facets of the problem. In this article, we focus on the experience and integration of the children of immigrants. These youth are the largest growing segment of the U.S. child population—now constituting 20% of our nation's children and projected by the year 2040 to make up one-third of our children. Immigrant-origin youth are extraordinarily diverse, and their experiences resist facile generalizations. The social and educational outcomes of immigrant youth will thus vary substantially depending upon the specific constellation of resources and the settlement context. Of critical importance is how immigrant youth fare academically, as this has long-term implications for their future, as well as our society's well-being. While some are successfully navigating the U.S. educational system, large numbers struggle academically, leaving school without having acquired the tools that will enable them to function in the highly competitive labor market and ever more complex society. Here we explore a variety of factors that shed light on the educational integration of the children of immigrants: educational background; poverty; segregation; undocumented status; English-language acquisition; promoting academic engagement; family relations; peer relationships; communities and community organizations; and mentoring relationships. We advocate a major new policy agenda to ease the transition of America's newest and littlest arrivals to their new home.

Do Work Characteristics Mediate the Negative Effect of Transformational Leadership on Impaired Well-Being?

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 167-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Vincent-Höper ◽  
Sabine Gregersen ◽  
Albert Nienhaus
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Role Clarity

Abstract: In recent years, transformational leadership as a health-related factor has become a focal point of interest in research and practice. However, the pathways and mechanisms underlying this association are not yet well understood. In order to gain knowledge on how or why transformational leadership and employee well-being are associated, we investigated the mediating effect of the work characteristics role clarity and predictability. The study was carried out on 618 employees working in the health-care sector in Germany. We tested the mediator effect using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that role clarity and predictability fully mediate the relation between transformational leadership and negative indicators of well-being. These results give credit to the notion that work characteristics play an important role in identifying health-relevant aspects of leadership behavior. Our findings advance the understanding of how to enhance employee well-being and have implications for the design of leadership-related interventions of workplace health promotion.

Perception of Mothers among Cerebral Palsy Children with Disabilities in Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3349-3354
Author(s):  
Elanchezhian Chinnavan ◽  
Swarna kumari P
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

The purpose of the study is to check the perception of mothers of cerebral palsy children with disabilities in Tamil Nadu. Data, from India, on perceptions about Cerebral palsy disability are scant. This study explored mother’s knowledge, social well-being and awareness of treatment rendered. During the development of the questionnaire, review of the literature has been primarily made; during developing the questionnaire personal and social values were considered. The questionnaire was emerged with 9 themes, Knowledge of disability condition, Parental stress, Community support, Child ability, Mothers Confidence, Improvement, Health status, Benefits & Belief. Data were collected from mothers of both male and female children with cerebral palsy aged between 1 to 18 years. 220 mothers, averaged 33.44 + 6.14years, of children with CP were randomly selected for this study. Data was collected from mothers attending rehabilitation centers from different institution and special schools in Tamil Nadu. Mothers can hold both a fatalistic view of disability and a belief in the course of disability.The raw data was tabulated and analyzed by using SPSS 17 version software. Cronbach’s Alpha was calculated, the results showed that its Cronbach’s Alpha was extremely good (r=0.96). Our results suggest that there is significance difference with in the mother’s perception towards types of disability in Parental stress, child’s ability, mother’s confidence, improvement, health status, benefits and belief.Mothers should be motivated to maximize rehabilitation services in order to improve their children’s functional capacity. The appreciation of this phenomenon could move towards a model for the delivery of rehabilitation that integrates and harmonizes such beliefs.

The Influence of Competency of Preschool Teachers in Fujian Province on Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuguang Sun ◽  
Ailing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Direct Effect ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Positive Psychological Capital ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mediator Variable

The intermediary effect interval of the preschool teachers' competence characteristics → positive psychological capital → the subjective well-being of the preschool teachers is (0.23—0.55), does not contain 0, and the effect amount is 0.35. The competency characteristics of preschool teachers → The direct effect interval of subjective well-being of preschool teachers is (0.05—0.36), excluding 0, and the effect quantity is 0.20, indicating that positive psychological capital as a mediator variable has the characteristics of preschool teachers and the subjective well-being of preschool teachers. Partial mediating effect, the ratio of mediating effect to total effect is 64.01%.

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