Identity Development and Value Transmission among Veteran and Migrant Adolescents and Their Families in Germany and Israel: Life Transitions and Contexts

General personal values and values in the context of family, school and work, national group and ethnic group. Well-being and self-esteem. Identification with national group and ethnic minority group. Intergroup attitudes and intergroup contact. Social distance.

A: Adolescents questionnaire:

Wave 1: General personal values: Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ): Power: social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources (authority, social power, wealth, preserving my public image), Achievement: personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards (ambitious, successful, capable, influential), Hedonism: pleasure or sensuous gratification for oneself (pleasure, enjoying life,self-indulgent), Stimulation: excitement, novelty, and challenge in life (daring, a varied life, an exciting life), Self-direction: independent thought and action-choosing, creating, exploring (creativity, freedom, independent, choosing own goals, curious), Universalism: understanding, appreciation, tolerance, and protection for the welfare of all people and for nature (equality, social justice, wisdom, broadminded, protecting the environment, unity with nature, a world of beauty), Benevolence: preservation and enhancement of the welfare of people with whom one is in frequent personal contact (helpful, honest, forgiving, loyal, responsible), Tradition: respect, commitment, and acceptance of the customs and ideas that traditional culture or religion provide (devout, respect for tradition, humble, moderate), Conformity: restraint of actions, inclinations, and impulses likely to upset or harm others and violate social expectations or norms (self-discipline, politeness, honoring parents and elders, obedience), Security: safety, harmony, and stability of society, of relationships, and of self (family security, national); values in the context: familiy, student, nationality, ethnic group (Values in Context Questionnaire (VICQ); self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale), satisfaction with life; need for cognitive closure; identification with national group and ethnic minority group; intergroup attitudes; intergroup contact; social distance; cognititve ability (Latin Square Task).

Demography: age; sex; number of siblings; position in sibling succession; family situation; migration background: country of birth; age at immigration; country of origin of father and mother; time of immigration (as a child, as an adult, after the respondent´s birth, before the respondent´s birth (Germany only); language skills; language spoken at home; number of Russian- and Hebrew-speaking friends (Israel) or of Russian and Turkish-speaking friends (Germany); number of living space; occupation of father and mother; family religion (Jewish, Christian, Muslim or other); parents´ education; wish to have children; number of children the respondent would like to have.

Wave 2: General personal values (Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ); values in the context: familiy, student, nationality, ethnic group (Values in Context Questionnaire (VICQ); self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale), satisfaction with life; need for cognitive closure; identification with national group and ethnic minority group; intergroup attitudes; intergroup contact; ego identitiy questionnaire (only Germany); hierarchical self-interest (only Germany).

B: Parents questionnaire:

Wave 1: General personal values (Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ); values in the context: familiy, work, nationality, ethnic group (Values in Context Questionnaire (VICQ); satisfaction with life; outgroup attitudes; education style (dyadic adjustment).

Wave 2: General personal values (Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ); values in the context: familiy, work, nationality, ethnic group (Values in Context Questionnaire (VICQ); satisfaction with life; outgroup attitudes; education style (dyadic adjustment); ego identitiy questionnaire (only Germany); hierarchical self-interest (only Germany).

Demography: age; marital status; duration of marriage or years since divorce; living together with the parent of the participating child; number of children and age of these children; migration background: country of birth; age when migrating to Germany or Germany, respectively Israel; mother tongue(s); number of living space; household size; household income in relation to average income; occupation learnt; occupation of current activity; religion of the family (Jewish, Christian, Muslim or others); religiosity; religious affiliation (Israel only); years of schooling; highest level of education.