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Sudanese Adolescent Refugees: Acculturation and Acculturative Stress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Gillian Poppitt  and
Ron Frey
Gillian Poppitt*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia. [email protected]
Ron Frey
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
*
*Address for Correspondence: Gillian Poppitt, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Beams Road, Carseldine QLD 4034, Australia.

Abstract

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This study explored acculturation and acculturative stress in Sudanese adolescent refugees living in Brisbane. Twenty Sudanese adolescents participated in semi-structured interviews which revealed that the main source of acculturative stress was related to concern over English language proficiency, issues of parental control and conflicting cultural rules. However, optimism for the future was also evident in all the interviews. The results suggested the need for culture specific counselling practices and ongoing English language and cultural support for Sudanese refugee children in mainstream schools.

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Articles
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , December 2007 , pp. 160 - 181
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007