Ireland: Gender, Psychological Health, and Attitudes toward Emigration

Carlson, Helena M.; Nilsen, Erik

doi:10.2466/pr0.1995.76.1.179

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“…Men tended to be optimistic, while women were more likely to find it distressing. Women who planned to migrate were also likely to have lower self-esteem than those intending to remain (Carlsen and Nilsen 1995).…”

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Older Irish migrants living in London: identity, loss and return

Leavey¹,

Sembhi²,

Livingston

2004

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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More than a quarter of a million people left Ireland for Britain in the 1940s and 1950s.The literature on the Irish experience in Britain reveals high levels of social deprivation and poor health, some of which has been attributed to prejudice and discrimination, the legacy of a colonial relationship. Other commentators have suggested the more interwoven complexities for Irish migrants in Britain of maintaining an authentic identity. In this paper we explore the myth of return, encompassing notions of identity and settlement for this cohort of Irish people, now in the latter part of their lives. They discuss complex, conflicting attitudes to 'home' and belonging. We used focus groups and semi-structured in-depth interviews to explore their reasons for, and experience of, migration and their attitudes to the possibility of return. Many of the informants, particularly single men, detailed their lives as exiles, unable to return to Ireland and poorly connected to British life. They describe a state of disconnection to both worlds. Others have been able to obtain, over time, a relatively contented existence in the UK.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Older Irish migrants living in London: identity, loss and return

Leavey¹,

Sembhi²,

Livingston

2004

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…This pattern was not evident for men. The results indicate that psychologically women view the prospect of emigration less positively than men [77]. …”

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Hardoy

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Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health

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BackgroundThis paper is a part of the work of the group that carried out the report "The state of the mental health in Europe" (European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection, 2004) and deals with the mental health issues related to the migration in Europe.MethodsThe paper tries to describe the social, demographical and political context of the emigration in Europe and tries to indicate the needs and (mental) health problems of immigrants. A review of the literature concerning mental health risk in immigrant is also carried out. The work also faces the problem of the health policy toward immigrants and the access to health care services in Europe.ResultsMigration during the 1990s has been high and characterised by new migrations. Some countries in Europe, that have been traditionally exporters of migrants have shifted to become importers. Migration has been a key force in the demographic changes of the European population. The policy of closed borders do not stop migration, but rather seems to set up a new underclass of so-called "illegals" who are suppressed and highly exploited. In 2000 there were also 392.200 asylum applications.The reviewed literature among mental health risk in some immigrant groups in Europe concerns: 1) highest rate of schizophrenia; suicide; alcohol and drug abuse; access of psychiatric facilities; risk of anxiety and depression; mental health of EU immigrants once they returned to their country; early EU immigrants in today disadvantaged countries; refugees and mental healthDue to the different condition of migration concerning variables as: motivation to migrations (e.g. settler, refugees, gastarbeiters); distance for the host culture; ability to develop mediating structures; legal residential status it is impossible to consider "migrants" as a homogeneous group concerning the risk for mental illness. In this sense, psychosocial studies should be undertaken to identify those factors which may under given conditions, imply an increased risk of psychiatric disorders and influence seeking for psychiatric care.Comments and RemarksDespite in the migrants some vulnerable groups were identified with respect to health problems, in many European countries there are migrants who fall outside the existing health and social services, something which is particularly true for asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants. In order to address these deficiencies, it is necessary to provide with an adequate financing and a continuity of the grants for research into the multicultural health demand. Finally, there is to highlight the importance of adopting an integrated approach to mental health care that moves away from psychiatric care only.

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“…In the context of emigration, attributing importance to these values motivates a move that provides opportunities for personal growth in knowledge and skills, and freedom to choose new, different, and challenging ways of living-the goals of self-development. Numerous studies of emigration have mentioned one or more aspects of this broad motivation (Carlson & Nilsen, 1995;Silva & Neto, 1993;Winchie & Carment, 1988;Zodgekar, 1990).…”

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Motivation for emigration, values, wellbeing, and identification among young Russian Jews

2001

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We conceptualize motivations to emigrate as expressions of basic motivations in the context of emigration. We propose three theoretically distinct motivations to emigrate: preservation (physical, social, and psychological security), self‐development (personal growth in abilities, knowledge, and skills), and materialism (financial wellbeing, wealth). We validate this typology in a sample of 158 potential Jewish emigrants from Russia with confirmatory factor analysis of reasons to emigrate. Each motivation correlates, as hypothesized, with the basic values theorized to underlie it. The relative importance of the motivations and their associations with preferred destination of immigration, group identifications, subjective wellbeing and economic situation are also largely consistent with hypotheses. We discuss the generalizability of these motivations for understanding emigration in settings around the world.

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Ireland: Gender, Psychological Health, and Attitudes toward Emigration

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Older Irish migrants living in London: identity, loss and return

Older Irish migrants living in London: identity, loss and return

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Motivation for emigration, values, wellbeing, and identification among young Russian Jews

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