Mental health in Moroccan youth in the Netherlands

The objective of the present study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems in a general population sample of Moroccan immigrant children aged 4 through 18 living in the Netherlands. In chapter 1, it was described that Moroccan immigrant youth are expected to be at high risk of emotional and behavioral problems, as they are over-represented in the population of juvenile delinquents and they increasingly apply for youth assistance. Moreover, Moroccan immigrant youth may have to cope with several risk factors related to migration and culture. An overview was provided of levels of emotional and behavioral problems in immigrant youth samples, and factors associated with emotional and behavioral problems were lined out. As presented in the first chapter, with this study we aimed to: 1. Determine the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan immigrant children and adolescents, and to compare this with the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in Turkish immigrant and Dutch native children and adolescents. 2. Identify patterns of psychological acculturation in Moroccan immigrant adolescents and adults. 3. Determine the factors associated with emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan immigrant youth. a. Examine the relation between acculturation and emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan immigrant adolescents. b. Gain insight into the association between parenting and emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan immigrant children and adolescents. c. Determine other factors associated with emotional and behavioral problems in Moroccan immigrant adolescents. Children, aged 4 through 18 with at least one parent born in Morocco, were randomly selected from municipal registers of two major cities in the Netherlands, The Hague and Rotterdam. Eight hundred nineteen parents (response rate 73%); 387 adolescents aged 11 through 18 (response rate 91%); and 541 teachers (response rate 83%) participated in the study. Parents and adolescents were interviewed and teachers were sent a questionnaire

National-level schoolwork pressure, family structure, internet use, and obesity as drivers of time trends in adolescent psychological complaints between 2002 and 2018

Little is known about societal processes that contribute to changes in adolescent mental health problems. This study aims to fill this gap using data from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children study between 2002 and 2018 (ncountries = 43, nindividuals = 680,269, Mage = 14.52 (SD = 1.06), 51.04% female), supplemented with other international data. National-level psychological complaints increased more strongly among girls than boys. National-level schoolwork pressure, single-parent households, time spent on internet, and obesity were generally rising. In both boys’ and girls’ samples, increases in national-level schoolwork pressure, obesity, and time spent on internet use were independently associated with increases national-level psychological complaints. However, national-level obesity and psychological complaints were more strongly related among girls than boys. Results highlight the potential impact of societal-level processes on adolescent mental health problems

Individual popularity, peer group popularity composition and adolescents' alcohol consumption

Contains fulltext : 174121.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)Previous studies have convincingly shown associations between popularity and adolescent drinking. This study examined whether the popularity composition of the peer group and the relative difference in popularity between adolescents and their peers are also associated with adolescent drinking. Participants were 800 adolescents (Mage = 14.73; SDage = 1.00; 51.6% girls) from 31 classrooms who completed peer ratings of popularity and self-reports of alcohol consumption. Results showed that drinking was higher among popular than unpopular adolescents, higher among popular adolescents surrounded by less popular classmates, and lower in classrooms with more variability in popularity. Thus, beyond individual popularity, peer group popularity composition also should be taken into account when investigating antisocial and health risk behaviors in adolescence such as drinking.11 p

Op zoek naar verklaringen voor de ondervertegenwoordiging in de jeugdhulp van jongeren met een migratieachtergrond

Jongeren met een migratieachtergrond zijn ondervertegenwoordigd in de jeugdhulpverlening, terwijl zij niet minder problemen ervaren. Het huidige onderzoek was erop gericht zicht te krijgen op verklaringen voor deze ondervertegenwoordiging van migrantenjeugd met internaliserende problematiek. Aan dit onderzoek namen 349 jongeren en hun ouders deel; 95 jongeren hadden een Nederlandse, 85 een Surinaams-Nederlandse, 87 een Turks-Nederlandse en 82 een Marokkaans-Nederlandse achtergrond. De helft van deze jongeren rapporteerde een verhoogd risico op internaliserende problemen. Ouders en jongeren met een migratieachtergrond identificeerden minder emotionele problemen dan ouders en jongeren zonder deze achtergrond, hetgeen een belangrijke verklaring bleek voor de etnische verschillen in zorggebruik voor internaliserende problemen. Daarnaast vonden we etnische verschillen in opvattingen van ouders over oorzaken van en oplossingen voor problemen, en in attitude tegenover de hulpverlening. Deze verschillen verklaarden de etnische verschillen in zorggebruik voor jongeren echter niet. Jongeren met een migratieachtergrond ontvingen ten slotte ook niet meer – en soms zelfs minder – informele hulp

Op zoek naar verklaringen voor de ondervertegenwoordiging in de jeugdhulp van jongeren met een migratieachtergrond

Jongeren met een migratieachtergrond zijn ondervertegenwoordigd in de jeugdhulpverlening, terwijl zij niet minder problemen ervaren. Het huidige onderzoek was erop gericht zicht te krijgen op verklaringen voor deze ondervertegenwoordiging van migrantenjeugd met internaliserende problematiek. Aan dit onderzoek namen 349 jongeren en hun ouders deel; 95 jongeren hadden een Nederlandse, 85 een Surinaams-Nederlandse, 87 een Turks-Nederlandse en 82 een Marokkaans-Nederlandse achtergrond. De helft van deze jongeren rapporteerde een verhoogd risico op internaliserende problemen. Ouders en jongeren met een migratieachtergrond identificeerden minder emotionele problemen dan ouders en jongeren zonder deze achtergrond, hetgeen een belangrijke verklaring bleek voor de etnische verschillen in zorggebruik voor internaliserende problemen. Daarnaast vonden we etnische verschillen in opvattingen van ouders over oorzaken van en oplossingen voor problemen, en in attitude tegenover de hulpverlening. Deze verschillen verklaarden de etnische verschillen in zorggebruik voor jongeren echter niet. Jongeren met een migratieachtergrond ontvingen ten slotte ook niet meer – en soms zelfs minder – informele hulp

Patterns of psychological acculturation in adult and adolescent Moroccan immigrants living in the Netherlands

Psychological acculturation patterns within a Moroccan adult and adolescent population in the Netherlands were determined through latent class analysis. The Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS) was adapted, and strong psychometric properties were demonstrated. We found Dutch and Moroccan Psychological Acculturation Subscales (D-PAS; M-PAS). Three classes with similar patterns of acculturation were revealed for both populations. One class showed medium scores on the D-PAS and M-PAS items and one class revealed a pattern with high scores on the M-PAS and medium to high scores on the D-PAS items. The third class was characterized by low scores on the D-PAS and high scores on the M-PAS items. These acculturation classes were shown to be meaningful constructs and yield detailed information about acculturation

Predicting problem behaviour in Moroccan immigrant youth

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