The role of attachment in immigrant socio-cultural adaptation and psychological distress
Abstract
The study extends recent research on the link between attachment security and the sociocultural and psychological adaptation of immigrants. It was hypothesised that attachment style would moderate the effects of sociocultural adaptation difficulties on psychological distress and the relationship between attachment style and immigrant background variables was explored. The study was correlational and questionnaire‐based, including a sample of 172 Brazilian immigrants living in the UK. According to the findings, secure and dismissing attachment styles moderated the effects of sociocultural adaptation difficulties on psychological distress. Preoccupied attachment style moderated the effects of previous immigration experience on psychological distress and the effects of duration of stay in the UK on concerns over terrorism. Future studies should employ longitudinal designs and include a variety of immigrant groups.Citation
Sochos A, Diniz M (2012) 'The role of attachment in immigrant socio-cultural adaptation and psychological distress', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 22 (1), pp.75-91.Publisher
WileyAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/casp.1102Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1052-9284EISSN
1099-1298ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/casp.1102