@techreport{2791883,
    title = "Positive development of immigrant youth: Why bother?",
    author = "Cynthia García-Coll and Frosso Motti-Stefanidi and Brit Oppedal and Vassilis Pavlopoulos and Dagmar Strohmeier and Fons van de Vijver and Amina Abubakar and Jens Asendorpf and Radosveta Dimitrova and Gail Marcia Ferguson and Laura Ferrer-Wreder and Jennifer Lansford and David Lackland Sam and Emilie Phillips Smith and Peter Titzmann",
    year = "2015",
    institution = "/lib/default/data/1326892",
    keywords = "Ψυχολογία, Μετανάστευση, Εφηβεία",
    abstract = "It is in the best interest of Europe and other receiving countries to have successful adaptations among their immigrant populations. International research suggests that well-informed policies and practices are necessary for the successful incorporation of immigrants into new societies. This evidence shows that: Children's positive adaptations and well being provide the foundation for healthy and productive adult lives; providing immigrant families with economic opportunities and reducing barriers to obtain adequate employment equips parents to raise well-adjusted and productive citizens; policies toward immigrants are important for the successful adaptation of immigrant youth; immigrant youth adopting the host cultures and languages while also maintaining the heritage culture and language, do better and contribute more to society than youth who learn only one language or cultural orientation; discrimination, racism and exclusion have deleterious effects for positive youth development. We therefore recommend that immigration policies and practices in receiving countries should be informed by previous research and interventions; promote non-segregated environments, welcoming environments; provide economic opportunities; provide early childcare, education, and health-related prevention and intervention programs; create public campaigns; and incorporate these considerations in the resettlement of refugees."
}