Life Satisfaction Among Italian Migrants, Italian Stayers, and Swiss Natives: Who Fares Better?
| Autor: | Dones, Iuna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Sozialwissenschaften
Soziologie Social sciences sociology anthropology Older migrants Quantitative methodology Migration Bevölkerung Migration Sociology of Migration Population Studies Sociology of Population internationale Wanderung Italiener Migrant alter Mensch Schweiz Italien Lebenszufriedenheit soziale Faktoren demographische Faktoren sozioökonomische Faktoren Migrationshintergrund migration international migration Italian migrant elderly Switzerland Italy satisfaction with life social factors demographic factors socioeconomic factors migration background |
| Zdroj: | Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 48, 457-492 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 1869-8999 |
| DOI: | 10.12765/CPoS-2023-18 |
| Popis: | Although reasons for migration may differ, it can be argued that international migrants have a common goal: improving the living conditions and well-being for themselves and their families. However, we still know relatively little about how older migrants evaluate their well-being and the implications of migration for their life satisfaction. This paper aims to contribute to this body of research. In a first part, we focus on two comparisons: 1) The life satisfaction level of older Italian migrants in Switzerland compared to that of older Swiss natives, and 2) The life satisfaction level of older Italian migrants in Switzerland compared to that of older Italian stayers in Italy. In a second part, we investigate the determinants of life satisfaction in each of these three groups. The article draws on an original survey carried out in Switzerland and Italy (N = 1,654). Against the current comparative literature on older migrants and non-migrants, we hypothesized that older Italian migrants in Switzerland display lower life satisfaction than older Swiss natives, and that older Italian migrants in Switzerland display higher life satisfaction than older stayers in Italy. We expected to observe these differences even when accounting for sociodemographic characteristics. While migrants’ average life satisfaction levels are lower than the levels of Swiss natives, this difference is fully mediated by sociodemographic variables. Migrants also report slightly lower life satisfaction levels than stayers; this difference remains significant at the p |
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