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ADOLESCENTS IMMIGRATING TO ISRAEL WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS: FAMILY RELATIONS AND ADJUSTMENT

This paper describes the effects of family relations on adjustment in a unique program where adolescents immigrate without their parents. The authors contend that the move to Israel not only provides a normative solution to the separation-individuation needs of adolescents. It is also able to provide a functional solution to the potential conflicts arising when a family with an adolescent child immigrates together as a single unit. The teenagers' earlier arrival, and his successful adjustment within a protective environment, is largely affected by the support of his peer group. The adolescents are consequently able to take a responsible stand concerning their parent's immigration. Should their parents decide to follow on to Israel, the adolescents are equipped as forerunners who can provide support and guidance to their parents. This situation frees the parents to concentrate on their own adjustment. In this way, the intensity of the conflict, inevitably associated with the familiar role reversions, is lowered. A positive outcome from this program can be ensured by a screening out of those candidates who chose to participate as a solution to pre-existing family conflicts. In addition, variables such as a satisfying social life, which appear to be salutogenic, should be reinforced. 1 This paper is based on a presentation by the authors at the Annual Meeting of the Israel Sociological Association, 1996. VOL. 10, NO. 3, 1998 211 212 S. LEVY AND I. ELSHANSKAIA