The bright side of migration: hedonic, psychological, and social well-being in immigrants in Spain

Social Science Research
Magdalena BobowikDarío Páez

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the multi-dimensional structure of well-being in immigrant population, as well as to explore the complexity of well-being disparities between immigrants and host nationals. We analyzed hedonic, psychological, and social well-being in a sample of 1250 immigrants from Bolivia, Colombia, Morocco, Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa, together with that of 500 matched host nationals from Spain. Participants were selected by means of probability sampling with stratification by age and sex. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the re-specified tripartite model of well-being, including hedonic, psychological, and social components of the individual's functioning, was the best fitting model, as compared to alternative models. Importantly, after adjustment for perceived friendship and support, marital status, income, sex and age, immigrants presented higher levels of well-being than host nationals. Compared to host nationals, immigrants reported especially higher eudaimonic well-being: social contribution and actualization, personal growth, self-acceptance, and purpose in life, and lower levels of well-being only in terms of positive relations with others and negative affect. These results are discus...Continue Reading

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Feb 20, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·José Luis González-CastroMaria Vera Perea
Nov 23, 2019·Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health·Hyochul LeeJin Pyo Hong
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