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The Multidimensional Nature Of Young Immigrants’ Well-Being

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  • Sara Alfieri

    (Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology)

  • Elena Marta

    (Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology)

  • Daniela Marzana

    (Universita` Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology, Brescia)

Abstract

On arrival in a new country, migrants usually face language and cultural barriers, discrimination, and other sources of unjust contextual conditions, which limit their opportunities for a successful experience. This scenario compromises levels of well-being in the migrants and accentuates a tendency towards social fragmentation in the places of settlement. Therefore, the present work aims to investigate which factors can support young immigrants’ well-being in our country focusing on a set of demographic, psychological, and relationship with the context variables. There were 408 young immigrants participating in the research, aged between 19 and 29 years old (M = 24.08, SD = 2.89). The results show that life satisfaction of the immigrant is thus given by individual factors but in close connection with others and with the community, in a process that mutually reinforces oneself and the other, oneself and the community

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  • Sara Alfieri & Elena Marta & Daniela Marzana, 2016. "The Multidimensional Nature Of Young Immigrants’ Well-Being," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 124(1), pages 21-40.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2016:v:124:i:1:p:21-40
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    Keywords

    Subjective Well-being; Life Satisfaction; Young Immigrants;
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    JEL classification:

    • D59 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Other
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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