This open access book provides an empirical account of the psychological and social experiences of 3500 African migrants to 6 European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, France, and the UK. It discusses the psychosocial motivations for migration from Africa, who migrates where, and stressful pre- and post-migration factors affecting the social and psychological wellbeing of migrants. The book also includes a detailed exploration of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among African migrants. Addressing and offering solutions to pre- and post-migration problems in Africa and Europe as well as the problems associated with the perilous journeys involved, this unique study is a must-read for anyone interested in cross-cultural psychology and social science, and particularly in migration and mental health.

The book presents a study of - legal, illegal, and incarcerated - African immigrants in Germany. Participants responded to a selection of scales from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), the Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ) by Schwartz, and a measure of acculturative stress. Acculturative stress and German racism emerged as strong predictors of poor mental health, with problems becoming worse over the years of stay in Germany. Particularly among 'economic refugees' a precarious job situation and family fragmentation added grossly to acculturative stress. As John W. Berry, the nestor of acculturation research puts it in his epilogue: «What can only help is an increase in basic hospitality: Making African immigrants welcome in their new home is needed, not a bulwark Europe.

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This volume - a collaborative effort between The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Saxonian universities - is a source book for students and researchers of European Studies. Its scope is interdisciplinary and incorporates contributions from social psychology, international relations, economics, political science, and sociology.

This open access book provides an empirical account of the psychological and social experiences of 3500 African migrants to 6 European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, France, and the UK. It discusses the psychosocial motivations for migration from Africa, who migrates where, and stressful pre- and post-migration factors affecting the social and psychological wellbeing of migrants. The book also includes a detailed exploration of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among African migrants. Addressing and offering solutions to pre- and post-migration problems in Africa and Europe as well as the problems associated with the perilous journeys involved, this unique study is a must-read for anyone interested in cross-cultural psychology and social science, and particularly in migration and mental health.

Fur die, die es genau wissen wollen Verteilungsfreie Methoden werden vor allem zur statistischen Hypothesenprufung bei kleineren Stichproben mit nicht normal-verteilten Daten eingesetzt. Kurz und knapp werden diese verteilungsfreien, non-parametrischen Verfahren in der Kurzgefassten Statistik" von Jurgen Bortz vorgestellt. Hier, in der 3. Auflage der Verteilungsfreien Methoden in der Biostatistik," werden die Verfahren so aufbereitet, dass auch Leser ohne spezielle mathematische Vorkenntnisse den Rechengang nachvollziehen konnen. Dazu dienen einfache Zahlenbeispiele aus der Psychologie, der Biomedizin und den Sozialwissenschaften, die anhand eines einheitlichen Schemas die jeweiligen Verfahren veranschaulichen. Mit 47 Signifikanztafeln. Sowohl als Einfuhrungslekture als auch als detailliertes Nachschlagewerk geeignet "

Die Studie untersucht mikrosoziale und sozialpsychologische Konsequenzen der EU-Osterweiterung. Dabei stehen Desintegrationserfahrungen, Angste und Bedrohungserleben als potentielle Katalysatoren rechter Einstellungen im Zentrum des Interesses. Reprasentative Studien in Deutschland und in den Grenzregionen Polens und der Tschechischen Republik erlauben eine international vergleichende Analyse der Situation aus der Sicht der betroffenen Burger.

Das Buch liefert aus der Perspektive unterschiedlicher Disziplinen Forschungsgrundlagen zur Erfassung des soziokulturellen Wandels durch die Neuen Medien im Alltag.