Lena Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3742354 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lena Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lena |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central Queensland University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rejection identification or disindentification? The association of discrimination on depressive symptoms via religious and national identity among British Muslims
Muslim youth in Britain: Acculturation, radicalization, and implications for social work practice/training
Muslims comprise a significant and growing percentage of the population in the United Kingdom. Muslim youth in this country face a unique set of challenges related to cultural identity and acculturation. Because of perceived discrimination and frequent identity issues, they are often considered at risk for radicalization. This article presents theoretical frameworks for cultural identity, acculturation, and radicalization and outlines implication…
The Influence of Family Climate on Stress and Adaptation for Muslim Immigrant Young Adults in Two Western Countries
The research examined the influence of family climate on acculturative stress and adaptation for Muslim emerging adults in New Zealand ( n = 155) and the United Kingdom ( n = 147). A path model was proposed with family climate (congruence and obligations) as predictors of acculturative stress and having both direct and indirect (via stress) effects on life satisfaction and behavioral problems. The model was tested in order to determine if paths v…
Psychology for Social Workers: Black Perspectives on Human Development and Behaviour
Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training. Psychology for Social Workers provides an introductory text which will help qualifying and practising social workers to: understand and counteract the impact of discrimination; work in an ethnically sensitive way; demonstrate an awareness of ways to combat both individual and institutional racism throu…
Identity development and transracial/ethnic adoption: Some challenges for practice
Issues of identity and its development are of huge importance in transracial/ethnic adoptions. Theoretical approaches that relate to racial/ethnic identity development include Cross's racial, Phinney's ethnic identity development, Berry's acculturation model. This article examines these models and their relevance in understanding identity development of transracial/ethnic adolescent adoptees. Successful negotiation of one's racial/ethnic identity…
Cultural Identity and Acculturation Preferences Among South Asian Adolescents in Britain: An Exploratory Study
The study reported in this article is part of a wider research project on the adaptation of South Asians in Britain. It examines and compares the acculturation attitudes and cultural identity of Indian and Pakistani second‐generation adolescents Indian (Punjabi Sikh and Gujarati Hindu) and Pakistani (Muslim) in Britain. The research project integrates a social psychological approach to ethnic identity, Berry’s (Cross‐cultural Perspectives. Nebras…
South Asians in Britain: Acculturation, Identity and Perceived Discrimination
Great Britain's falling birth rate and aging population make immigration a matter of urgent concern. The post-World War II period has seen a marked rise in people originating in countries of South Asia, once part of colonial Britain, now resident in the major cities of the country. This article discusses research findings in the field of acculturation, identity and psychological wellbeing among first and second generation South Asians living in B…
Racial identity attitudes and interracial communication: Implications for social work practice in Britain
This paper is written from a psychological perspective and explores the relationship between black people's stages of racial identity development and interracial communication. It describes Cross's model of psychological nigrescence for black people and Helms's model of white identity development–in which she describes how whites go through the process of defining themselves as racial beings. Since the majority of social workers in Britain are wh…
Psychology for social workers: Black perspectives
Crossing the Boundary: Black Women Survive Incest
This book, written by a survivor, looks at the situation of Black women and incest, focusing on the costs of that survival and the strengths which sustain it. This is the culmination of Melba Wilson's long-held desire to write about an experience which has affected her and countless other women and children. She writes from the conviction that the taboo against speaking out must be broken, whilst debunking the myth that incest is the norm in Blac…
Socterms: Sociological Definitions
Cultural Identity and Acculturation Preferences Among South Asian Adolescents in Britain: An Exploratory Study
The study reported in this article is part of a wider research project on the adaptation of South Asians in Britain. It examines and compares the acculturation attitudes and cultural identity of Indian and Pakistani second‐generation adolescents Indian (Punjabi Sikh and Gujarati Hindu) and Pakistani (Muslim) in Britain. The research project integrates a social psychological approach to ethnic identity, Berry’s (Cross‐cultural Perspectives. Nebras…
Rejection identification or disindentification? The association of discrimination on depressive symptoms via religious and national identity among British Muslims
South Asians in Britain: Acculturation, Identity and Perceived Discrimination
Great Britain's falling birth rate and aging population make immigration a matter of urgent concern. The post-World War II period has seen a marked rise in people originating in countries of South Asia, once part of colonial Britain, now resident in the major cities of the country. This article discusses research findings in the field of acculturation, identity and psychological wellbeing among first and second generation South Asians living in B…
The Influence of Family Climate on Stress and Adaptation for Muslim Immigrant Young Adults in Two Western Countries
The research examined the influence of family climate on acculturative stress and adaptation for Muslim emerging adults in New Zealand ( n = 155) and the United Kingdom ( n = 147). A path model was proposed with family climate (congruence and obligations) as predictors of acculturative stress and having both direct and indirect (via stress) effects on life satisfaction and behavioral problems. The model was tested in order to determine if paths v…
Identity development and transracial/ethnic adoption: Some challenges for practice
Issues of identity and its development are of huge importance in transracial/ethnic adoptions. Theoretical approaches that relate to racial/ethnic identity development include Cross's racial, Phinney's ethnic identity development, Berry's acculturation model. This article examines these models and their relevance in understanding identity development of transracial/ethnic adolescent adoptees. Successful negotiation of one's racial/ethnic identity…
Racial identity attitudes and interracial communication: Implications for social work practice in Britain
This paper is written from a psychological perspective and explores the relationship between black people's stages of racial identity development and interracial communication. It describes Cross's model of psychological nigrescence for black people and Helms's model of white identity development–in which she describes how whites go through the process of defining themselves as racial beings. Since the majority of social workers in Britain are wh…
Socterms: Sociological Definitions
Crossing the Boundary: Black Women Survive Incest
This book, written by a survivor, looks at the situation of Black women and incest, focusing on the costs of that survival and the strengths which sustain it. This is the culmination of Melba Wilson's long-held desire to write about an experience which has affected her and countless other women and children. She writes from the conviction that the taboo against speaking out must be broken, whilst debunking the myth that incest is the norm in Blac…
Psychology for social workers: Black perspectives
Racial identity attitudes and interracial communication: Implications for social work practice in Britain
This paper is written from a psychological perspective and explores the relationship between black people's stages of racial identity development and interracial communication. It describes Cross's model of psychological nigrescence for black people and Helms's model of white identity development–in which she describes how whites go through the process of defining themselves as racial beings. Since the majority of social workers in Britain are wh…
South Asians in Britain: Acculturation, Identity and Perceived Discrimination
Great Britain's falling birth rate and aging population make immigration a matter of urgent concern. The post-World War II period has seen a marked rise in people originating in countries of South Asia, once part of colonial Britain, now resident in the major cities of the country. This article discusses research findings in the field of acculturation, identity and psychological wellbeing among first and second generation South Asians living in B…
Cultural Identity and Acculturation Preferences Among South Asian Adolescents in Britain: An Exploratory Study
The study reported in this article is part of a wider research project on the adaptation of South Asians in Britain. It examines and compares the acculturation attitudes and cultural identity of Indian and Pakistani second‐generation adolescents Indian (Punjabi Sikh and Gujarati Hindu) and Pakistani (Muslim) in Britain. The research project integrates a social psychological approach to ethnic identity, Berry’s (Cross‐cultural Perspectives. Nebras…
Psychology for Social Workers: Black Perspectives on Human Development and Behaviour
Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training. Psychology for Social Workers provides an introductory text which will help qualifying and practising social workers to: understand and counteract the impact of discrimination; work in an ethnically sensitive way; demonstrate an awareness of ways to combat both individual and institutional racism throu…
Identity development and transracial/ethnic adoption: Some challenges for practice
Issues of identity and its development are of huge importance in transracial/ethnic adoptions. Theoretical approaches that relate to racial/ethnic identity development include Cross's racial, Phinney's ethnic identity development, Berry's acculturation model. This article examines these models and their relevance in understanding identity development of transracial/ethnic adolescent adoptees. Successful negotiation of one's racial/ethnic identity…
The Influence of Family Climate on Stress and Adaptation for Muslim Immigrant Young Adults in Two Western Countries
The research examined the influence of family climate on acculturative stress and adaptation for Muslim emerging adults in New Zealand ( n = 155) and the United Kingdom ( n = 147). A path model was proposed with family climate (congruence and obligations) as predictors of acculturative stress and having both direct and indirect (via stress) effects on life satisfaction and behavioral problems. The model was tested in order to determine if paths v…
Muslim youth in Britain: Acculturation, radicalization, and implications for social work practice/training
Muslims comprise a significant and growing percentage of the population in the United Kingdom. Muslim youth in this country face a unique set of challenges related to cultural identity and acculturation. Because of perceived discrimination and frequent identity issues, they are often considered at risk for radicalization. This article presents theoretical frameworks for cultural identity, acculturation, and radicalization and outlines implication…
Rejection identification or disindentification? The association of discrimination on depressive symptoms via religious and national identity among British Muslims
Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Identity (music (6 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Acculturation (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)