Welchen Einfluss haben ein türkischer Migrationshintergrund, Akkulturationsstress und wahrgenommene Diskriminierung?

Background: The psychological strain of migrants has been increasingly discussed in recent years. A special emphasis should be put on adolescents of second-generation immigrants, as they account for one third of the immigrant population in Germany. Objective: What is the degree of behavioral and emotional problems among Turkish migrant and German adolescents? Do perceived discrimination and acculturative stress have an impact on behavioral and emotional problems? Method: N1 = 522 and N2 = 91 adolescents (age = 14 - 17 years) were assessed regarding behavioral and emotional problems (Studies 1 and 2), acculturative stress, and perceived discrimination (Study 2). Results: In both studies, internalizing problems were reported significantly more often by girls than by boys. This finding was also observed for the Turkish group in the interview mode of Study 2. Perceived discrimination mediated the correlation between acculturative stress and behavioral and emotional problems. Conclusion: In the form of perceived discrimination, the