Impact of legal status regularization on undocumented migrants’ self-reported and mental health in Switzerland

Refle, Jan-Erik; Fakhoury, Julien; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Consoli, Liala; Jackson, Yves

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101398

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“…In line with other evidence from the US and EU ( Meghani and Harvey, 2016 ; Garcini et al, 2017 , 2021 ; Fakhoury et al, 2021 ; Refle et al, 2023 ), history of illegal immigration and unfavorable financial state were linked with depression and poorer psychological adjustment, whereas perceived sense of discrimination acted as a valuable predictor of both depression and inferior psychological adaptation. These findings were consistent with other evidence reporting negative associations between perceived discrimination and well-being ( Ozer, 2015 ; Adger, 2016 ; Schwartz et al, 2018 ; Mougenot et al, 2021 ).…”

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Sociocultural predictors of immigrant adjustment and well-being

Shekriladze,

Javakhishvili

2024

Front. Sociol.

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IntroductionResearch shows that culture change may pose risks to immigrant wellbeing. Our study examined adult Georgians (N = 431) residing in Greece, Italy, and Germany, and explored associations between their demographic characteristics, sociocultural adjustment, and psychological well-being outcomes.MethodsConducted via electronic self-report survey, the cross-sectional study measured participants’ levels of sociocultural adjustment, psychological adjustment, and depression along with the willingness to interact with host nationals, perceived sense of discrimination, history of being undocumented, age and length of relocation, and fluency in host language. The study also examined differences in three subsamples from the standpoint of intercultural distance. Sociocultural Adjustment Scale, Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and Host Interaction Scale were used to measure the corresponding variables. Perceived history of discrimination was measured by a Likert-scale question about discrimination in a host country. Intercultural distance was established by Hofstede cultural compass and was estimated to be the smallest with Greece and the largest with Germany.ResultsDepression was positively predicted by histories of discrimination and illegal immigration, host language fluency upon relocation, and was negatively predicted by sociocultural adjustment. Psychological adjustment was positively predicted by sociocultural adjustment, willingness to interact with host nationals, and ongoing language fluency, while perceived sense of discrimination, age, and poor financial state acted as negative predictors. Finally, sociocultural adjustment acted as the strongest determinant of wellbeing predicting both lower depression and higher psychological adjustment.DiscussionOur findings suggested that adjustment in diverse sociocultural domains was the most critical for the immigrants’ psychological well-being along with the lack of perceived discrimination. Additional factors associated with the better adaptation outcomes included younger age, willingness to interact with host nationals, language fluency, better financial standing and no history of being undocumented. The results also indicated that host language proficiency upon relocation may contribute to migrant susceptibility, whereas intercultural distance may be overshadowed in importance by acculturation conditions. The findings illustrate the complexity of migration and culture change and point to the superiority of wholistic policies and practices in promoting smooth transition of immigrant populations.

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Sociocultural predictors of immigrant adjustment and well-being

Shekriladze,

Javakhishvili

2024

Front. Sociol.

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“…Par ailleurs, on peut se demander pourquoi la pandémie n'a pas eu d'influence défavorable sur l'autoévaluation de la santé parmi les participants, ce qui a aussi été observé ailleurs (Van De Weijer et al, 2022). L'écart entre cet indicateur et des mesures plus « objectives » de la santé, comme le nombre de maladies chroniques déclarées, suggère une forme de biais conduisant les migrants à se déclarer en bonne santé, puisque c'est une condition incontournable de leur capacité à travailler (Refle et al, 2023).…”

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“…L'ampleur de la peur d'être contrôlé et renvoyé dans son pays d'origine chez les sans-papiers et de ne pas être en mesure de remplir son objectif économique a en effet été constatée dans d'autres travaux (Achermann & Chimienti, 2006). L'étude Parchemins montre cependant les bénéfices de la régularisation, qui a permis de diminuer le niveau de dépression lorsque cette mesure est répétée au cours du temps auprès des mêmes individus, indépendamment d'autres facteurs (Refle et al, 2023 ;.…”

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Sortir de la clandestinité. Les conséquences de la régularisation des travailleurs sans-papiers

Refle,

Burton-Jeangros,

Jackson

et al. 2023

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Entre 2017 et 2018, le canton de Genève a mis en place une opération inédite en Suisse : la régularisation de milliers de migrants sans papiers répondant à certains critères préétablis. Quelles ont été les conséquences de cette mesure sur leurs conditions de vie et leurs projets ? Cet ouvrage présente les résultats de la vaste enquête nommée « Parchemins », conduite pendant cinq années auprès des individus concernés. Grâce aux nombreuses données récoltées, cette étude montre comment l’accès à un statut légal transforme le parcours de vie de ces personnes, que ce soit en matière de conditions de logement, de situation financière, d’intégration sociale, de santé et de qualité de vie. Elle fournit des clés d’interprétation de ces résultats et présente des recommandations d’actions destinées aux acteurs des politiques publiques et aux associations, afin d’accompagner au mieux ces nouveaux citoyens.

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“…Self-rated health is determined by a wide range of factors such as demographic, social, economic, lifestyle [ 18 – 20 ]. In the case of refugees, factors influencing the migration process – such as reasons for migration, length of stay, refugees’ legal status, social network, previous experience of migration and also thoughts of return – may play an important role as well [ 21 – 23 ]. In terms of determinants of health, studies are mostly oriented towards migrants, not refugees [ 24 – 27 ].…”

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Determinants of self-rated health among highly educated Ukrainian women refugees in Czechia: analysis based on cross-sectional study in 2022

Kulhánová,

Lustigová,

Drbohlav

et al. 2024

BMC Women's Health

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Background Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine set in motion a large number of refugees. Considerable amount of them came and stayed in Czechia. Refugees represent special vulnerable individuals often affected by war physically and psychologically. Due to the national regulations not allowing most of Ukrainian men aged 18–60 to leave the country, nowadays Ukrainian forced migration is relatively young and strongly gendered. Evidence suggests the higher probability for searching the safe refuge abroad among Ukrainian women with small children as well as those with relatively higher economic and cultural capital. The aim of this study is to identify the structural features of systemic risks associated with war migration by examining determinants of self-rated health among forcibly displaced highly educated Ukrainian women of productive age residing in Czechia. Methods Data from one wave of the panel survey among Ukrainian refugees in Czechia conducted in September 2022 was used. Determinants of self-rated health including self-reported diseases and healthcare factors, lifestyle, human and social capital, economic factors, and migration characteristics were analysed using binary logistic regression. Results About 45% highly educated Ukrainian women refugees in Czechia assessed their health as poor. The poor self-rated health was mostly associated with the number of diseases and depressive symptoms, and by social capital and economic factors. Having four and more diseases (OR = 13.26; 95%-CI: 5.61–31.35), showing some severe depressive symptoms (OR = 7.20; 95%-CI: 3.95–13.13), experiencing difficulties to seek help from others (OR = 2.25; 95%-CI: 1.20–4.23), living alone in a household (OR = 2.67; 95%-CI: 1.37–5.27), having severe material deprivation (OR = 2.70; 95%-CI: 1.35–5.41) and coming originally from the eastern part of Ukraine (OR = 2.96; 95%-CI: 1.34–6.55) increased the chance of these refugees to assess their health as poor. Conclusion Social and economic determinants such as lack of social contacts for seeking help and material deprivation were found to be crucial for self-rated health and should be tackled via migration policies. Further, qualitative research is needed to better understand the mechanisms behind the factors affecting subjectively assessed health.

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Impact of legal status regularization on undocumented migrants’ self-reported and mental health in Switzerland

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References 71 publications

Sociocultural predictors of immigrant adjustment and well-being

Sociocultural predictors of immigrant adjustment and well-being

Sortir de la clandestinité. Les conséquences de la régularisation des travailleurs sans-papiers

Determinants of self-rated health among highly educated Ukrainian women refugees in Czechia: analysis based on cross-sectional study in 2022

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