scholarly journals The Third Transitional Identity of Migrant Adolescents. The Case of Hotel House, an Italian Multi-Ethnic Skyscraper-Ghetto

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Alessandra Fermani ◽  
Ilaria Riccioni ◽  
Laura Vincze ◽  
Giorgio Cingolani ◽  
Ramona Bongelli
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Ethnic Subgroups ◽  
Identity Achievement ◽  
Migrant Adolescents ◽  
Negative Predictor

The adolescent’s identity achievement is a complex task, even more so if they are migrants living in a particular context of ethnic ghettoization. Hotel House is an enormous, isolated condominium situated on the outskirts of Porto Recanati, a small Italian town. It is a unique reality poorly studied from a social psychological perspective. The present paper aims to measure the perceived levels of self-concept clarity, self-determination, ethnic group identification, relationship with parents, depression and life satisfaction in a group of 91 adolescents (11–19 years; 30% females; 1.5 immigrant’s generation) living in this context. The analysis shows low levels of self-concept clarity and self-determination, especially in female adolescents, quite satisfactory relationships with their parents and medium levels of group identification and life satisfaction. The identification with their ethnic subgroups seems to provide a third transitional identity which works as a temporary link between native country values and host country values. The regression analysis shows significant associations: self-determination is negatively associated with depression and positively associated with the perception of life satisfaction; the father’s closeness is a negative predictor for depression and a positive predictor for life satisfaction; mother’s closeness is negatively associated with depression.

scholarly journals Autonomy in second language phonology: Choice vs. limits

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alene Moyer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Sound System ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Ultimate Attainment

Learning a new sound system poses challenges of a social, psychological, and cognitive nature, but the learner's decisions are key to ultimate attainment. This presentation focuses on two essential concepts:choice, or how one wants to sound in the target language; andlimits, or various challenges to one's goals vis-à-vis accent. Qualitative and quantitative data underscore the relevance of autonomy as a guiding principle from which to explore related constructs such as self-determination, motivation, decision-making and self-concept. I also review several prominentlimitson phonological attainment to counterbalance and contextualize the aspect ofchoice. Suggestions are given for both teaching and research that prioritize autonomy with reference to a complexity perspective.

Correlates of Life Satisfaction: An Aid Analysis

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Toseland ◽  
John Rasch
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Health Satisfaction ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Automatic Interaction Detector

The Automatic Interaction Detector (AID3) was used to develop a model based on the interaction of predictors of life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 871 people over fifty-five years of age. Thirty-one potential predictors were used representing demographics, environmental variables, and social psychological variables. The findings indicate that nine predictors explained 22.1 per cent of the variance in life satisfaction scores. The most important predictors of life satisfaction were family life satisfaction, personal health satisfaction, and satisfaction with dwelling. The interactions between the predictors indicated that a simple linear-monotonic relationship between the predictors was too restrictive.

Effortful memory processes under stereotype threat and self-concept in aging

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1876-1887
Author(s):  
Sandrine Kalenzaga ◽  
David Clarys ◽  
Pascale Piolino
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Effect Measure ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Self Reference

The present study aimed at exploring the effect of stereotype threat on the controlled part of memory in older adults using a deep level of processing, namely, self-reference encoding. To meet this objective, 25 younger adults and 25 older adults performed a Remember/Know recognition task following self-reference versus other-reference encoding of adjective traits, under stereotype threat or not. The results indicated that under stereotype threat, older adults’ production of Remember responses was specifically impaired following self-reference encoding. Moreover, whereas executive functioning and group identification did not moderate stereotype threat effect, measure of self-worth did. These findings suggest that stereotype threat in older adults may be a self-concept threat and that moderators of stereotype threat found in other groups (i.e., group identification and executive functioning) may not be generalised to this group. Rather, as stereotype threat in aging may represent a threat to the self, self-worth might have a central role, whereby individuals with high self-worth remain self-confident even under stereotype threat and are thus able to down-regulate their negative affects to face such a threat.

scholarly journals Motivation and life satisfaction of temporary workers: measurement validity using Self-determination Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Josilene Batista ◽  
Maria José Chambel
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Measurement Validity

O tema das motivações é amplamente estudado no campo da psicologia e, apesar de reconhecida a sua importância, são limitadas as pesquisas especificamente relacionada ao trabalho temporário. Este estudo foi realizado com 812 trabalhadores temporários em Portugal, com o objetivo buscar evidências da validade de uma medida para acessar suas motivações de acordo com a teoria da autodeterminação (SDT). Procedimentos estatísticos foram realizados, nomeadamente análises fatoriais exploratória e confirmatória. Os resultados revelam que a estrutura proposta de dois fatores apresenta boa qualidade dos valores dos índices de ajustamento, bem como valores adequados de validade convergente e discriminante, sendo válida e permitindo sua aplicação prática e em futuras investigações. Embora instrumentos como este sejam inovadores e promissores para avaliar o contexto do trabalho temporário, sugere-se a realização de mais investigações buscando mais evidências de validade favorecendo a ampliação do conhecimento sobre suas características psicométricas, inclusivamente outras variáveis

scholarly journals An Examination of Meaning in Life, Satisfaction with Life, Self-Concept and Locus of Control among Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
İbrahim Taş ◽  
Murat İskender
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Life Scale

The aim of this study is to examine meaning in life, satisfaction with life, self-concept and locus of control among teachers by several variables. The research group was composed of 363 teachers (114 [40%] women, 219 [60%] men) working in several districts of İstanbul. The data were collected with Meaning in Life Scale (MLS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Social Comparison Scale (SCS), and Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (RLCS). Pearson’s Correlation Analysis, Independent Samples T-Test and Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal-Wallis H test were utilized. A positive relationship was found between experienced meaning in life and satisfaction with life and self-concept while a negative relationship was found between experienced meaning in life and locus of control. Expected meaning in life, satisfaction with life and locus of control were found to differ by gender. It was also determined that expected meaning in life and self-concept differed by marital status.

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