Research

In 2021 TCK Training ran a groundbreaking survey on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and developmental trauma among Third Culture Kids (TCKs). Our primary objective was to get data on ACEs in TCKs; our secondary objective was to gain insights into other forms of childhood trauma experienced and witnessed by TCKs.

A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Early Adult Friendships of TCKs is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

A Qualitative Exploration of Repatriation Experiences of US TCKs in College is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

A Qualitative Exploration on Repatriate Experiences of South Korean TCKs in College is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

A Systematic Review of Third Culture Kids Empirical Research is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Adjustment in Third Culture Kids: A Systematic Review is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Adult MKs Reentry into the United States After High School is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Adult Third Culture Kid's (ATCK's) Concept of Belonging and Identity Creation: Can Spiritual Self-Leadership be a Solution? is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Adult Third Culture Kids (ATCKs): Working With Their Language Skills and Intercultural Competence is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Adult third culture kids’ suitability as expatriates is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

An Examination of Mental Health Promotion within International Schools and Current Reform Practices that can Benefit Third Culture Kids is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Antecedents of Dynamic Cross-Cultural Competence in Adult TCKs is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Are Former Third-Culture Kids the Ideal Business Expatriates? is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Belonging, Identity and Third Culture Kids: Life Histories of Former International School Students is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Characteristics and Repatriation Issues of Third Culture Kids is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Cross-Cultural Reentry for Missionaries: Dual Process Model Application is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Evaluating Impact of Transition Seminars on MKs Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Well-being is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Examining the Impact of a TCK Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity in ATCKs is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Factors Affecting Third Culture Kids' Transition is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Family Involvement in PSE: International Schools Easing Transition of Mobile Families is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Grief as an Integral Part of the Third Culture Kid Transition Experience: A Position Paper is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Growing Up as a TCK and Its Impact on Identity and Belonging is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Growing Up Globally: TCKs Experience with Transition, Identity, and Well-Being is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Here Everybody Moves: Using Relational Cultural Therapy with Adult TCKs is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Identity, Family and Faith: US TCKs Transition to College is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Investigation into Academic Stress and Coping Strategies of South Korean TCK College Students is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Lewis and Clark TCK Resources is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Loss and Grief Between and Among Cultures: The Experience of TCKs is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Narratives of Third Culture Kids: Commitment and Reticence in Social Relationships is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

No Place to Call Home: Cultural Homelessness, Self-Esteem and Cross-Cultural Identities is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

On the Move: Transition Programs in International Schools in East Asia is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Stress, Mental Health and Sociocultural Adjustment in TCKs: Mediating Roles of Resilience and Family Functioning is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

In this First Look at data from our 2024 survey, we get to hear from 1,643 Adult TCKs who come from a range of backgrounds. A wealth of information is available here for parents and caregivers who want to better understand the TCKs they love and support. Adult TCKs will also learn a lot about trends throughout the TCK community, with responses filtered by a number of demographics.

In our white paper we share data on four key demographics (sector, education, age, and mobility) and how these factors did, or did not, impact rates of Adverse Childhood Experiences among the 1,904 globally mobile Third Culture Kids in our sample.

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The TCKs at Risk White Paper was published in December, 2022. It looks at each specific ACE factor, and how they are experienced by different sub-sectors of the TCK community.

TCK Trainings Research/Surveys/White Papers (www.tcktraining.com) is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

TCKs as Unique Sources (PhD Dissertation) is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

The global chameleons: the impact of early life international exposure on the career capital of adult third culture kids is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

The narratives of adult third culture kids : cultural identity development and psychological support upon reentry to one's home country is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

The TCK Reentry Training Experience: A Basic Qualitative Study is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Third culture kids – development of a current phenomenon (MA thesis) is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Third Culture Kids and Cross-Cultural Kids: Supporting Bi/Multilingual Students is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Third Culture Kids in Early Childhood Education is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Third Culture Kids: Implications for Professional School Counseling is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Transculturals: Identifying the Invisible Minority is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

U.S. Third Culture Kids' Identity and College Success is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Using PE-EFT Techniques for Identity Integration and Grief Resolution in TCKs is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.

Weam Elsheikh TCK Research is a resource for third culture kids in the Research category.