scholarly journals Self-reported mental health in 12-year-old second-generation immigrant children in Sweden

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 389-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Dekeyser ◽  
Carl Göran Svedin ◽  
Sara Agnafors ◽  
Gunilla Sydsjö
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Generation Immigrant

scholarly journals Vietnamese Parents and Czech Nannies: Second-Generation Immigrant Children and their Educators

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adéla Souralová
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Future Expectations ◽  
Second Generation Immigrants ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
The Moment

Many second-generation Vietnamese immigrant children in the Czech Republic are brought up by Czech nannies. While their parents are incorporated into the labour market in order to provide their children with suffi cient economic capital for their education, the role of caregivers is relinquished to nannies. Both parents and nannies become important actors in the children’s educational process, from the stage of acquiring fi rst words, through primary school, to the moment they are admitted into university. This paper analyses the roles of parents and nannies in this educational process. It draws upon 60 interviews conducted with fi rst-generation immigrant mothers, second-generation immigrants, and Czech nannies. The perspective of all three actors are presented here in order to reveal the interviewee’s understanding of the role of education in the parent-child and nanny-child relationships. How is education manifested in the defi nitions of parenting and caregiving? The paper illuminates the educational strategies taking place outside the educational institution as being an inherent part of everyday life. Simultaneously, the article reveals the meanings of education for the immigrant families as being linked both to past experience and future expectations.

scholarly journals Urolithiasis in second‐generation immigrant children younger than 18 years of age in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 340-346
Author(s):  
Per Wändell ◽  
Axel C. Carlsson ◽  
Xinjun Li ◽  
Jan Sundquist ◽  
Kristina Sundquist
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Generation Immigrant

scholarly journals Migration as a Determinant in the Development of Children Emotional and Behavior Problems: A Quantitative Study for Lisbon Region, Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
Zélia Muggli ◽  
Thierry Mertens ◽  
Silva -Sá ◽  
Regina Amado ◽  
Ana L. Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Behavioral Difficulties ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
Chi Squared

The role of migration as a determinant in child mental health has been demonstrated in a number of studies. However, results are not always consistent, and the research continues to be scarce, especially in Portugal. We examined the association between sociodemographic profiles and the chance for the development of emotional and behavioral difficulties in a group of 420 children, immigrant (n = 217) and born in Portugal to Portuguese born parents (n = 203). We used a structured questionnaire to obtain sociodemographic information and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Descriptive statistics were used to characterize children and their families; variables were compared between groups using the Chi-squared, Fisher’s Exact Test, or the Mann–Whitney U test and logistic regression was used to analyze the association between socio-demographic factors and emotional and behavioral difficulties. Results showed a pattern of social and mental health inequalities with immigrant children at a disadvantage: they are more often part of families with low income and where parents had low skilled jobs. Internalizing behaviors are more frequent in immigrants than in children born in Portugal to Portuguese-born parents (p = 0.001) whereas a high total SDQ difficulties score (p = 0.039) and externalizing behaviors were more frequent in 1st generation immigrant children (p = 0.009). A low family income (aOR 4.5; 95% CI: 1.43–13.95), low parental education level (aOR 2.5; 95% CI: 1.11–5.16), and being a first-generation immigrant child (aOR 2.2; 95% CI: 1.06–4.76) increased significantly the chance of developing emotional and behavioral difficulties. This study contributes to the identification of children vulnerable to mental health problems who can benefit from monitoring, early detection and preventive interventions in order to mitigate possible negative outcomes in the future.

scholarly journals Conduct Disorder in Immigrant Children and Adolescents: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10643
Author(s):  
Mehdi Osooli ◽  
Henrik Ohlsson ◽  
Jan Sundquist ◽  
Kristina Sundquist
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Adjusted Risk ◽  
Second Generation Immigrants ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Introduction. Conduct disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis characterized by repetitive and persistent norm-breaking behavior. This study aimed to compare the risk of conduct disorder between first- and second-generation immigrant children and adolescents and their native controls. Methods. In this nationwide, open-cohort study from Sweden, participants were born 1987–2010, aged 4–16 years at baseline, and were living in the country for at least one year during the follow-up period between 2001 and 2015. The sample included 1,902,526 and 805,450 children-adolescents with native and immigrant backgrounds, respectively. Data on the conduct disorder diagnoses were retrieved through the National Patient Register. We estimated the incidence of conduct disorder and calculated adjusted Hazard Ratios. Results. Overall, the adjusted risk of conduct disorder was lower among first-generation immigrants and most second-generation immigrant groups compared with natives (both males and females). However, second-generation immigrants with a Swedish-born mother and a foreign-born father had a higher risk of conduct disorder than natives. Similar results were found for sub-diagnoses of conduct disorder. Conclusions. The higher risk of conduct disorder among second-generation immigrants with a Swedish-born mother and the lower risk among most of the other immigrant groups warrants special attention and an investigation of potential underlying mechanisms.

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