L’adattamento del minore straniero tra fattori di rischio e di protezione

Autori

  • Marinella Muscarà Università Kore di Enna
  • Giulio D'Urso University College of Dublin
  • Alessia Passanisi Università Kore di Enna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5140-0256
  • Ugo Pace Università Kore di Enna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-8153

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1825-8670/11735

Parole chiave:

adattamento, systematic review, minori stranieri non accompagnati, fattori di rischio e di protezione, progetto di vita

Abstract

Il quadro dei fattori di rischio e di protezione connessi all’adattamento sociale ed educativo dei minori stranieri non accompagnati (MSNA) è molto complesso. La presente Systematic Review si propone di analizzare le più recenti ricerche scientifiche che hanno per tema alcune delle variabili psicologiche, educative e sociali connesse al tema dello sviluppo personale dei MSNA. Obiettivo del presente lavoro è quello di contribuire a delineare i fattori alla base di strategie di intervento che si pongano lo scopo di incrementare i livelli di adattamento di questa categoria di migranti particolarmente fragile. La ricerca bibliografica condotta ha identificato 11 studi empirici. I risultati hanno evidenziato specifici fattori di rischio e di protezione, sia di tipo contestuale (e.g. ruolo dei pari, insegnanti e genitori) che di tipo individuale (e.g. salute psichica, strategie di coping, resilienza) connessi all’adattamento dei MSNA. Oltre a discutere le implicazioni pratiche degli studi in linea con i modelli di sviluppo, vengono sottolineati i limiti metodologici riscontrati negli studi oggetto della SR e indicate le prospettive future.

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2021-08-05

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Muscarà, M., D’Urso, G., Passanisi, A. ., & Pace, U. (2021). L’adattamento del minore straniero tra fattori di rischio e di protezione. Encyclopaideia, 25(60), 81–94. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1825-8670/11735

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