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Well-being among Immigrant Youth in Israel

Well-being among Immigrant Youth in Israel. State of Israel Ministry of Immigrant Absorption. Engelberg Center for Children and Youth Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute. 3 rd Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators University of York, July 2011 Paula Kahan-Strawczynski.

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Well-being among Immigrant Youth in Israel

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  1. Well-being among Immigrant Youth in Israel State of Israel Ministry of Immigrant Absorption Engelberg Center for Children and Youth Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute 3rd Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators University of York, July 2011 Paula Kahan-Strawczynski

  2. Study Goal Examination of the situationand needs of immigrant youth in Israel as a basis for policy and service development

  3. Study Design

  4. Population and Sample Size by Origin 1Response rate: 85%

  5. Socio-demographic Characteristics

  6. Youth's Characteristics * p<.05

  7. Families' Characteristics * p<.05

  8. Characteristics of Youth in Key Areas

  9. School Performance and Scholastic Assistance (%) * p<.05

  10. How Students Feel in School (%) * p<.05

  11. Peer Relations and Sense of Safety (%) * p<.05 ^ summary measure

  12. Immigrant Youth's Satisfaction with life

  13. Youth Well-being 1 Average % who reported: "almost always" / "very often" on each of the items

  14. Satisfaction with Life: Multivariate Analysis (Logistic Regression)

  15. Satisfaction with Life: Multivariate Analysis (Logistic Regression) - cont..

  16. Conclusions

  17. Conclusions

  18. Conclusions (cont.) To advance life satisfaction among immigrant youth, policies need to promote: • In addition: policy and services should recognize the particular needs of each group

  19. Merci Gracias תודה Cпасибо Thank You

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