Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress of African Immigrants in Italy and Spain: The Protective Hole of Social Support and Sense of Community

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作者：
Novara, Cinzia [1 ]
Moscato, Gianluigi [2 ]
Gomez-Jacinto, Luis [2 ]
Hombrados-Mendieta, Isabel [2 ]
Varveri, Loredana [1 ]
Rochira, Alessia [3 ]
Garro, Maria [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Palermo, Dept Psychol Educ Sci & Human Movement, Viale Sci,Bldg 15, I-90100 Palermo, Italy
[2] Univ Malaga, Dept Social Psychol Social Work Social Anthropol, Malaga, Spain
[3] Univ Salento, Dept Hist Soc & Human Studies, Appl Psychol Lab, Lecce, Italy
来源：
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE STUDIES | 2023年 / 21卷 / 03期
关键词：
Immigrants' health; social support; sense of community; life satisfaction; psychological distress; MENTAL-HEALTH; DISCRIMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; EXPERIENCES; FAMILIES; MIGRANTS; NATIVES; EUROPE;
D O I：
10.1080/15562948.2021.1995923
中图分类号：
C921 [人口统计学];
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摘要：
This article analyzes whether migrants' distress factors are reduced, and life satisfaction increased by the sense of community and support from friendship or family networks, with age and length of residence serving as co-variables. Host country, gender, migration (economic/non-economic), employment (employed/unemployed) and legal status (regulated/unregulated) were all treated as moderating variables. We tested this theoretical model in two samples of African immigrants residing in Palermo (Italy) and Malaga (Spain), confirming the predictive capacity of the independent variables. Interesting results emerged relating to the effects of length of residence, employment status and support from immigrant friends.
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页数：18
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