Development of personal identity among refugee adolescents: Facilitating elements and obstacles.
This qualitative study examines what contributes to the development of personal identity among refugee adolescents of African origin who have immigrated to Québec. For this purpose, 12 adolescents participated in individual interviews and in self-recorded interviews. The research findings show that the development of young people's personal identity is directly and indirectly influenced by personal characteristics, the environmental, and the interpersonal relationships. We identify both elements that facilitate the development of personal identity and obstacles to such development so as to provide better support for health education among refugee adolescents.
Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada assumpta.ndengeyingoma@uqo.ca.
Assumpta
A
Ndengeyingoma
Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada.
Francine
F
de Montigny
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada.
Jean-Marie
JM
Miron
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011792:Quebec; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept
Adolescent; culture and cultural issues; ethnicity; phenomenology