dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Meijer, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Charisopoulou, S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-21T18:00:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-21T18:00:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/35685 | |
dc.description.abstract | The focus of the present study is to determine whether pre-migration adverse
experiences have an impact on five dimensions of identity (exploration in breadth,
exploration in depth, commitment making, identification with commitment and
ruminative exploration) and whether this relationship is moderated by the insecure
avoidant attachment style in refugees’ population. 56 young adults refugees of Syrian
origin (M = 27.73, SD = 4.87) completed the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, the
Dimensions of Identity Development Scale and the Experiences in Close
Relationships-Relationship Structures Questionnaire. Regression analysis indicated
that there is no relationship between pre-migration adversity and the five dimensions
of identity. In addition, an insecure-avoidant attachment style moderating the effect of
pre-migration adversity on identity development was not evident. The results were not
statistically significant; however, this paper advances theoretical propositions.
Specifically, it increases awareness of the current situation of refugees’ crisis and
guides efforts to improve adaptive functioning by fostering a better understanding of
refugees’ identity development and their attachment figures. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 792258 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Pre-Migration Adversity and Identity Formation in Young Adult Refugees. Does the
Attachment Style Matter? | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | young adult refugees, pre-migration adversity, dimensions of identity,
attachment style | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | |