The impact of immigration on the anxiety, self-esteem and attitudes towards school and friends of South African immigrant children : a thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

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The impact of immigration on the anxiety, self-esteem and attitudes towards school and friends of South African immigrant children : a thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

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This study is an attempt to explore any psychological and emotional difficulties South African immigrant children may encounter in New Zealand. Use was made of both qualitative and quantitative data. Anxiety and self-esteem scales were administered together with various semantic differential examining attitudes towards and perceptions of friends and schools. Two questionnaires were designed to explore aspects of the South African children's immigration experience, including reasons for their ...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

1997

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Mason, Lesleyanne

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/5886

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Children of immigrants / New Zealand / Psychology / Self-esteem in children / Anxiety in children / South Africans

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