Transnationalism and ethnic identification among adolescent children of immigrants in the Netherlands, Germany, England, and Sweden

Paulien Schimmer, Frank van Tubergen

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Abstract

Inspired by the emerging literature on transnationalism in the United States, this paper studies the return visits of adolescent children of immigrants in four European countries. Using data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, cross-classified multilevel analyses indicate that parental economic resources, ethnic motivations, and political suppression are related to adolescent children of immigrants' return visits. Furthermore, return visits are positively related to adolescents' identification with the origin country and negatively to adolescents' identification with the host country.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)680-708
Number of pages29
JournalInternational Migration Review
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2014

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