Through attachment to settlement: social and psychological determinants of migrants’ intentions to stay

Toruńczyk-Ruiz, Sabina; Brunarska, Zuzanna

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2018.1554429

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“…Two of Ager and Strang's (2008) social connections were revealed in the content analysis: social bonds as close social relations and social linking as the relationships built with the intermediaries. Echoing past studies findings showed that creating social bonds within their community helped migrants resolve problems, feel more secure and stable (Grzymala-Kazlowska, 2018) and reinforce their settlement intentions (Toruńczyk-Ruiz and Brunarska, 2018). Interestingly, the two new indicators that were added in the 2019 UK Home Office indicators (Ndofor-Tah et al, 2019), leisure and digital skills did not appeared in the data analysis.…”

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Reframing integration

Bronstein

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore a different perspective about the role that information plays in the integration process of migrant workers by exploring the views and opinions of individuals and organizations that work with these communities on a daily basis. The study proposes a new perspective of Ager and Strang’s framework of integration by looking at its different elements through the perspective provided by Gibson and Martin’s (2019) concept of information marginalization and Dervin’s sense-making notion of resistance. Design/methodology/approach Ten intermediaries working with migrants were interviewed using semi-structure interviews. They were analyzed using an integrative approach of deductive and inductive content analysis and rendered categories drawn from the theoretical frameworks and categories that emerged from the data. Findings The content analysis of the data revealed that information marginalization is characterized by the lack of cultural knowledge and lack of language proficiency that impact the migrants abilities to fulfill their everyday needs, experience a safe and stable environment. Information marginalization results in migrants experiencing self-protective behaviors such as secrecy and an inability to trust information sources that are not contextualized by insiders. Findings show that information resistance can be overcome by making information available in relevant formats and distributed through trusted sources. Social implications The study revises the notion of information marginalization by trying to understand the social and cultural gap that from both sides of the issues of integration. Originality/value The study presents a different perspective of the role of information in the integration process of migrants by examining the views and opinions of intermediaries working with these populations. Also, the study reframes existing notions of information marginalization and resistance by addressing both sides of the cultural and social gap embodies marginalization.

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2019

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“…Additionally, it increased their feelings of safety, autonomy and belonging, ultimately contributing to building place attachment [ 66 ]. The relevance of relatedness is reported by many studies, such as a study about Ukrainian immigrants in Poland, where it was found that migrants who had strong ties with the Polish people were more strongly attached to Warsaw, which in turn increased their willingness to stay in Poland [ 67 ]. A Dutch study on Syrian refugees reported that many of those who had been assigned a home in small Dutch communities often moved to bigger urban areas where more Syrians could be found [ 68 ].…”

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The Role of Place Attachment in Promoting Refugees’ Well-Being and Resettlement: A Literature Review

Albers

Ariccio

Weiss

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Refugees are at great risk of developing mental health problems. Yet, little is known about how to optimally help this vulnerable group as there is a lack of evaluated refugee mental health interventions. The current article presents the results of a literature review which investigates the importance of place attachment for the promotion of refugees’ well-being in the resettlement process. This review concentrated on the most recent and current literature regarding the potential role, importance, and relevance of people–place bonds in the dynamic process of refugee resettlement. It examines literature from the field of positive and environmental psychology, highlighting key theoretical concepts and research findings as well as gaps in research. The review revealed that little is known about the dynamics of place bonding, while the debate rages on about the geometry of the psychological constructs of person–place relationships. Yet, knowing more about which needs should be satisfied for easing place bonding could be of crucial importance for facilitating refugee well-being. Ultimately, improving the knowledge and understanding of the phases of this dynamic process could be useful for a more successful implementation of refugee resettlement practices and activities.

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“…Reference to the literature revealed that the main factors affecting migrants' settlement intentions are economic, sociocultural, and institutional [40][41][42][43][44][45]. After further reference to relevant studies and examination of the key problems we wished to address, we classified the influencing factors into individual economic and skill-related factors, family and social factors, and institutional factors.…”

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Household Registration, Land Property Rights, and Differences in Migrants’ Settlement Intentions—A Regression Analysis in the Pearl River Delta

Wang

Zhu

Wang

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Objectives: Few studies have examined the impacts of structural differences in the urban–rural dichotomy under the new household registration policy on migration and settlement behavior. Nevertheless, the rationale for the settlement policy of local governments should be further elucidated and improved. This study aims to analyze the household registration, land property rights, and differences in migrants’ settlement intentions. Methods: This study used migration survey data from the Pearl River Delta and probit regression to fill this gap in the literature. Findings: Because of the long-term effects of the household registration system and their socioeconomic differences, urban-urban migrants and rural–urban migrants differed in their settlement intentions. Furthermore, the new points-based household registration system affected migrants’ settlement intentions. Relative to the rural–urban migrants, urban–urban migrants more easily met the settlement requirements under the points-based system, and they tended to settle in their current cities. By contrast, migrants with farmland in their hometowns tended to settle there. The findings underscore the relevance of adopting perspectives that consider the urban–rural dichotomy and related structural differences to understand migrants’ settlement intentions in China.

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Through attachment to settlement: social and psychological determinants of migrants’ intentions to stay

Cited by 40 publications

References 44 publications

Reframing integration

Reframing integration

The Role of Place Attachment in Promoting Refugees’ Well-Being and Resettlement: A Literature Review

Household Registration, Land Property Rights, and Differences in Migrants’ Settlement Intentions—A Regression Analysis in the Pearl River Delta

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