Migration, Acculturation, and Child Wellbeing: A Risk and Resilience Perspective
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section "International Migration".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 16
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to make a submission to this Special Issue, entitled “Migration, Acculturation, and Child Wellbeing: A Risk and Resilience Perspective”.
Overview: Global population displacement—driven by economic shifts, environmental changes, and conflict—has positioned immigrant integration as a critical priority for global policy and psychological research. For children, adolescents, and emerging adults, the migration journey is uniquely complex. These individuals must navigate fundamental developmental milestones and identity formation while balancing the often-conflicting expectations of two or more cultural contexts.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the multi-dimensional and multifaceted acculturation process. We seek to better understand how contextual influences shape the long-term developmental trajectories of diverse migrant populations worldwide.
Scope: We invite empirical research (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods), systematic reviews, and meta-analyses from across the social sciences, including social work, education, sociology, psychology, public health, and social policy. We are particularly interested in studies that examine the interplay between risk factors (e.g., acculturation gaps, discrimination, socioeconomic hardship, trauma) and protective factors (e.g., family cohesion, social support, religiosity) in shaping migrant wellbeing.
Topics We welcome submissions on topics including, but are not limited to:
- Family Dynamics: The intergenerational acculturation gap and its impact on family conflict.
- Sociopolitical Context: The influence of host country policies and social climates on child development.
- Identity & Language: The intersections of language acquisition, religious practice, and cultural identity formation.
- Mental Health & Resilience: Intergenerational transmission of trauma versus the "immigrant paradox" and pathways to resilience.
- Social Ecology: The role of peer networks, school environments, and community connectedness.
Dr. Jing Guo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- acculturation
- child wellbeing
- migrant youth
- family conflict
- resilience
- intergenerational trauma
- ethnic identity
- mental health
- educational performance
- religiosity
- social support
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