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Immigration discourse in a polarized era: Insights from social media before and after the 2020 US presidential election 两极分化时代的移民话语：来自2020年美国总统大选前后社交媒体的洞察

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102162

Anya Hommadova-Lu , Yelena Mejova

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Intergroup threat and natives’ racial self-classification and conception of ethnic identity: A survey experiment 族群间威胁与原住民族群自我分类及族群认同概念：一项调查实验

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102159

Harris Hyun-soo Kim

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Experiences of loneliness amongst newly-arrived adolescent migrants: The role of family and housing situation, and transnational contacts 初来乍到的青少年移民的孤独经历：家庭和住房状况的作用，以及跨国接触

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102158

Sarah Devos , Benedicte Deforche , Ilse Derluyn , Piet Bracke , Katrijn Delaruelle

{"title":"Experiences of loneliness amongst newly-arrived adolescent migrants: The role of family and housing situation, and transnational contacts","authors":"Sarah Devos , Benedicte Deforche , Ilse Derluyn , Piet Bracke , Katrijn Delaruelle","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102158","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous studies suggest that individuals with a migration background have a higher risk for loneliness than those from the majority population. Given their age and recent migration, newly-arrived migrant adolescents face a compounded risk of loneliness, however, the characteristics associated with these experiences remain underexplored. This study aimed to examine whether family and housing situation are associated with general, social and emotional loneliness amongst newly-arrived migrant adolescents in Flanders, Belgium. Furthermore, this study sought to explore the association between transnational contacts with family members and friends in their country of origin and loneliness. Data from a cross-sectional survey amongst 1379 newly-arrived migrant adolescents, in 35 secondary schools in Flanders, were analysed using logistic multilevel modeling. Our results highlight how adolescents who migrated alone, compared to those with both parents, face elevated general and emotional loneliness, while those who migrated with one parent experience heightened social loneliness. Additionally, our results demonstrate that increased transnational contact with family correlates with reduced general, social, and emotional loneliness, whereas increased transnational contact with friends correlates with increased experiences of general and emotional loneliness. These findings underscore the nuanced impact of migration circumstances and transnational ties on diverse dimensions of loneliness, providing valuable insights for tailored interventions and support strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102158"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143465410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mediating and moderating effects of WeChat use on cross-cultural adaptation among international students in China b微信使用对中国留学生跨文化适应的中介和调节作用

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102160

Kai Zhang , Su-Hie Ting

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African migrant and African Australian tertiary education experiences: Exploration through the lens of acculturation 非洲移民与非裔澳洲人高等教育经验：文化适应视角下的探索

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102161

Christine Deslandes , Leah M. Kaufmann , Lorraine Ngwenya , Joel R. Anderson

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Blaming “illegal aliens” for crisis?: Cultural worldview defenses in effects of death and economic threats on anti-undocumented immigrant attitudes 把危机归咎于“非法移民”？死亡和经济威胁对反无证移民态度的影响中的文化世界观辩护

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102150

Yi Feng Wang , Xinyi Zhang , Yuwei Zhong

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Cultural intelligence, acculturation, adaptation and emotional displays of other-condemning emotions and self-conscious emotions among Chinese international students in the UK 在英中国留学生的文化智力、文化适应、文化适应和他人谴责情绪和自我意识情绪的情感表现

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102157

Jie Deng , Tara Marshall , Toshie Imada

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Exploring experiential learning in short-term study abroad: Insights from Chinese students 探索海外短期学习中的体验式学习：来自中国学生的见解

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102156

Xiantong Zhao , Xu Liu

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The double-edged sword of acculturation: Navigating work-family conflict among immigrants 文化适应的双刃剑：处理移民中的工作与家庭冲突

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102154

Sudong Shang , Christian Yao , Maree Roche , Minghui Wang

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Factorial validity and reliability of the 16-item individualism and collectivism scale for measuring cultural orientation 16项个人主义与集体主义文化取向量表的析因效度与信度

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102153

Betul Keles-Gordesli , Mary Leamy , Trevor Murrells , Annmarie Grealish

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