Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids

Autor/inn/en	Doherty, Lucy; Lieu, Jenai; Aledeh, Muhammad; Edwards, Ann-Marie; Kotera, Yasuhiro
Titel	Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in International Education, 22 (2023) 2, S.164-180 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aledeh, Muhammad) ORCID (Kotera, Yasuhiro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-2409
DOI	10.1177/14752409231189364
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Foreign Countries; Self Concept; Global Approach; Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Pluralism; Attachment Behavior; Well Being; Ethnicity; Adults; Control Groups; Psychological Patterns; Resilience (Psychology); Interpersonal Competence; Interpersonal Relationship; Siblings; Anxiety; Religious Factors; Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure; UCLA Loneliness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Ausland; Selbstkonzept; Globales Denken; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Kulturpluralismus; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ethnizität; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sibling; Geschwister; Angst
Abstract	Third Culture Kids (TCK) are generally considered to be children who spend a significant period living outside of their home country but reside only temporarily in one or more host country/ies. TCKs' upbringing, it is argued, may lead to a number of negative psychological outcomes including depression, anxiety, and identity and attachment issues. This quantitative study based on a total of 489 participants compares the self-report responses of adults who had been TCKs with those of non-TCK adults, on the measures of ethnic identity, wellbeing, loneliness, attachment, resilience, and self-concept clarity. Results indicate that TCK adults had a weaker ethnic identity, greater resilience, and were less comfortable forming close relationships than non-TCK adults. Among TCK adults, having siblings was associated with reduced attachment anxiety and greater resilience, while practising a religion was related to increased ethnic identity. Findings indicate the need to raise awareness among parents, teachers, and counsellors about the difficulties that TCKs might face. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01