Cultural identification, perceived discrimination and sense of community as predictors of life satisfaction among foreign partners of intercultural families in Italy and Spain: A transnational study

Moscato, Gianluigi; Novara, Cinzia; Hombrados‐Mendieta, Isabel; Romano, Floriana; Lavanco, Gioacchino

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.11.007

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“…A significant positive association was found between the SOC in immigrant populations and their SWL. Some studies have highlighted the association between SOC and the SWL (Fugl-Meyer et al, 2002; Hombrados-Mendieta et al, 2009; Moscato et al, 2014). However, although no association was found between the SOC and mental health symptoms, a positive association was found between the SOC and illness.…”

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Positive Influences of Social Support on Sense of Community, Life Satisfaction and the Health of Immigrants in Spain

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The main objective of this study was to investigate the association of social support and the sense of community (SOC) with satisfaction with life (SWL) and immigrant health. We propose a model in which perceived social support from close sources (family and friends), as mediated by SOC and life satisfaction, would be positively associated with mental and physical health. Limited evidence exists from multivariate models that concurrently examine the association of both factors with SWL and health-related outcomes. We investigate the hypothesized association in a structural equations model (SEM) analysis. The participants consisted of 1131 immigrants (49% men and 51% women) (age 18–70, M = 33). The study was conducted in Malaga (Spain). Cross-sectional data were collected using a random-route sampling and survey methodology. In this model, greater social support from native friends was associated with a greater SOC. Social support from family and native friends was associated with greater SWL. Also, a greater SOC was associated with greater SWL. No association was found between SOC and mental health symptoms, whereas, greater SWL was associated with fewer mental health and illness symptoms. These results suggest that among immigrants, support networks involving family and native friends, and integration into the community are important influences for immigrants to achieve life satisfaction. These results are widely applicable and have implications that are relevant to the design of health promotion interventions.

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“…Classic assimilation theory attributes the weakening of fixed or ethnic identities to intermarriage, and some recent evidence supports this (e.g., kulczycki and Lobo 2002; Moscato et al 2014).…”

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Contesting the Nexus between Intermarriage and Integration

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Lubbers²,

Solana³

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The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Scie

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This article examines the nexus between intermarriage and sociocultural dimensions of the integration of immigrants in Spain. The data presented draw on ninety-four in-depth interviews conducted with immigrants of seven different origins in exogamous (mixed) and endogamous (same-origin) unions in Catalonia, the region with the highest rate of immigration and ethnoracial diversity in Spain. We apply a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative analyses. We find that the relationship between intermarriage and integration is complex and multidirectional: intermarriage has a direct effect on some dimensions of integration (e.g., the expansion and diversification of personal/social networks) but has no relationship (e.g., for identification with the society of destination) or a bidirectional relationship (e.g., for the learning of official languages) for others. Furthermore, we find that the outcomes are context-dependent and may be moderated by factors such as country of origin or gender. In sum, our results suggest a much more nuanced picture of the nexus between intermarriage and integration than has traditionally been theorized.

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“…Findings from these studies reveal that PSOC and subjective well-being were significantly and positively associated among adults from a range of countries (the United States, Italy, China), from variously sized townships, and controlling for other factors such as resilience and senior services (Davidson & Cotter, 1991;Ditchman, Keegan, Batchos, Haak, & Johnson, 2017;Hilbrecht, Lero, Schryer, Mock, & Smale, 2017;Mak, Cheung, & Law, 2009;Moscato, Novara, Hombrados-Mendieta, Romano, & Lavanco, 2014;Ng & Fisher, 2016;Obst & Tham, 2009;Prezza et al, 2001;Prezza & Costantini, 1998;Ramos, Suarez, Leon, & Trinidad, 2017;Zhang, Yu, Zhang, & Zhou, 2017;Zhang, Zhang, Zhou, & Yu, 2018). More specifically, PSOC and subjective well-being demonstrated a positive relationship among adults in the United States (Davidson & Cotter, 1991); residents in various communities in Italy (Prezza et al, 2001;Prezza & Costantini, 1998); Chinese residents in Hong Kong and Beijing (Mak et al, 2009;Ng & Fisher, 2016;Zhang et al, 2017; Hispanic immigrants in rural Nebraska (Ramos et al, 2017); migrants in Italy (Moscato et al, 2014); and churchgoers in Australia (Obst & Tham, 2009), where the influence dimension of PSOC (SCI; was specifically related to life satisfaction (SWLS;Diener et al, 1985).…”

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How Far Have we Come? An Integrative Review of the Current Literature on Sense of Community and Well‐being

Stewart

Townley

2020

American J of Comm Psychol

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Sense of community and well‐being are considered core tenets in the field of community psychology, acting as focal points for theory, research, and action. This integrative review synthesizes the empirical literature on sense of community and well‐being with respect to four research questions focused on the relationships between these variables, the methodologies used to study those relationships, and how future research might expand upon the current literature. A search of the available literature produced 30 articles that met the search criteria, based primarily on conceptualizations and measurement of both sense of community and hedonic and eudaimonic well‐being. This review suggests a general consensus across the literature of a positive relationship between sense of community and well‐being among both youth and adults in a variety of settings, and discusses the strengths and limitations of this area of research, pointing to the need for more nuanced, ecologically valid research that incorporates more qualitative and critical methodologies. We hope that this review can promote a more thorough understanding of how sense of community and individual well‐being relate to each other, and that ongoing research in this area can be a catalyst for action research and interventions that are applied to pressing contemporary issues as well as strengths‐based approaches focused on how to foster and support the well‐being of individuals within their community contexts.

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Cultural identification, perceived discrimination and sense of community as predictors of life satisfaction among foreign partners of intercultural families in Italy and Spain: A transnational study

Cited by 20 publications

References 36 publications

Positive Influences of Social Support on Sense of Community, Life Satisfaction and the Health of Immigrants in Spain

Positive Influences of Social Support on Sense of Community, Life Satisfaction and the Health of Immigrants in Spain

Contesting the Nexus between Intermarriage and Integration

How Far Have we Come? An Integrative Review of the Current Literature on Sense of Community and Well‐being

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