Table of Contents
About the authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction;pp. 1-10
2. The role of time in adjustment to immigration;pp. 11-22
Section I – Individual factors in adjustment to immigration
3. The role of instrumental resources in the psychological adjustment of immigrants;pp. 25-38
4. The role of symbolic resources in the psychological adjustment of immigrants;pp. 39-50
5. “Spitting a gift horse in its face”: devaluation of the host society and psychological adjustment immigration;pp. 51-60
6. Personal and social comparisons and psychological adjustment to immigration;pp. 61-76
7. The moderating role of personal attributes – hopefulness and attribution style – in adjustment to immigration;pp. 77-90
8. The contribution of relative evaluation processes to psychological adjustment: an integrative model;pp. 91-106
Section II – Familial and social factors in adjustment to immigration
9. Family structure and patterns and psychological adjustment to immigration;pp. 109-120
10. Spousal violence among immigrants from the Former Soviet Union;pp. 121-130
11. Marital Patterns and Psychological Adjustment Among Immigrants from Ethiopia and FSU;pp. 131-145
12. Family stress and psychological adjustment among Welfare and non-Welfare immigrants;pp. 147-158
13. Conclusion;pp. 159-164
Index