Mazrui, Lubna M.Murugami, M.Arasa, J.Van de Vijver, F. J. R.Abubakar, Amina2014-11-062014-11-062012Garcia Coll C (ed): The Impact of Immigration on Children’s Development. Contrib Hum Dev. Basel, Karger, 2012, vol 24, pp 49–63http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1159/000331026http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331026#tab5http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11604(DOI:10.1159/000331026)The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship of ethnic identity and acculturation strategies with psychological well-being among adolescents with an immigrant background in Kenya. A total of 269 adolescents from five high schools were involved. The sample included adolescents from Asian, Arab, and Somali immigrant backgrounds alongside native-born. A wide set of measures including the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, Measure of Acculturation Orientation, Social Demographic Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire and the Brief Students Multi-Dimensional Life Satisfaction Scale were administered. Ethnic identity (particularly the subscale on sense of ethnic belonging) was positively correlated with life satisfaction and psychological well-being. Moreover, cultural orientation towards the country of origin was closely related to psychological well-being. In conclusion, ethnic identity was associated with better psychological well-being among Kenyan adolescents. Conceptual models developed in the West can be applied in the African context when both sociocultural and economic factors are taken into consideration.enBook chapter