Type of attachment as a factor of socio-psychological adaptation of women married to foreigners

The work is devoted to the study of social and psychological adaptation of women who are married to foreigners. As a result of a theoretical study of the problem, a model of social and psychological adaptation of the social group under the study was firstly formulated and proposed. The model consists of four stages (“honeymoon stage”, stage of accumulation of contradictions, stage of depression, stage of integration), four levels (social level, collective level, personal level, level of close relationships), four types (assimilation, separation, marginalization, integration), four corresponding psychological difficulties (prevailing of the compelled contacts in the structure of communication; women’s expectations regarding interaction with society do not coincide with the expectations of society; ideas about oneself as a migrant before moving do not coincide with real ideas about oneself in the new country; the predominance of external motivation when moving to another country (following the husband), as a consequence — loss of work and familiar surroundings) and clinical manifestations (irritability; frustration, deprivation; depression, somatization; intrapersonal conflict). All of them are interconnected and form a single space of consistent changes in accordance with the tasks of adaptation. A distinctive feature of this model is the emphasis on the dynamic changes in the social and mental sphere of the lives of women-migrants in the process of integration into the host society.

“…At the same time a woman finds herself in a specific communication situation. Cross-cultural communication with a spouse touches on a woman's deepest, real, intimate experiences [23].…”

Section: State Of the Research Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Model of Social and Psychological Adaptation of Women Married to Foreigners

Mironova,

Ruonala

2024

“…But accumulating complexities and lack of resources helping to cope with communicative barriers based on cultural differences, rapprochement can be manipulative. Such communication is built not on real desire of intimacy but on imitation in order to regain a sense feeling of control over the situation and negatively significant others [33]. In addition, a distinctive characteristic of compelled contacts is disadaptation as previous models and ways of behavior do not work.…”

Section: Domination Of Compelled Contacts In the Communication Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…At this moment there are no researches that can reveal the characteristics of migrants' behaviour in a situation of compelled contacts. There is data showing that migrants, including marriage migrants, demonstrate concerns when approaching and strive for controlling others while they have a negative attitude when they are controlled by others [33], that can be connected with the prevailing strategies of disengagement and manipulation in a situation of compelled contact.…”

Section: Domination Of Compelled Contacts In the Communication Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Difficulties in Marriage Migrant Women Adaptation

Mironova,

Ruonala

2023

The paper is devoted to the theoretical review of psychological difficulties in the adaptation of migrant women, who moved to a new country due to family reunification. In this article, psychological difficulties are understood as any internal barriers, violations, failures, etc., that prevents optimal adaptation, in this case, of migrants. The focus of research by modern scientists is aimed at studying socially disadvantaged migrants and labor migrants. There is not enough research on women who have moved to a new country with their husbands. Four groups of psychological difficulties were identified that impede the successful adaptation of women, as well as the clinical manifestations associated with these difficulties: women’s expectations regarding interaction with society do not coincide with society’s expectations which contributes to the emergence of frustration and deprivation; the predominance of external motivation when moving to another country (following a husband) results in loss of work and familiar environment which often leads to depression and/or somatization; the predominance of compelled contacts in the structure of communication causes an increased irritability; self-image as a migrant before the move does not coincide with real self-image in a new country generates intrapersonal conflicts.

Determinants of Successful Social and Psychological Adaptation of Women Married to Foreigners

Mironova,

Ruonala

2024

This theoretical study is devoted to the current topic of the determinants of successful adaptation of women married to foreigners. As a result of the theoretical research the following determinants of successful social and psychological adaptation of women married to foreigners were identified: determinants associated with cultural context (traditions, attitudes, values of society, historical memory, communication norms, rules of women’s behaviour, characteristics of gender socialization of women), determinants characterizing the woman’s social status (age, education, place of residence, professional status, marital status, presence of children, characteristics of gender socialization, social capital and intragroup trust, access to resources), determinants reflecting relations of a couple (attachment type, characteristics of communication, satisfaction with the relationship, ideas about gender roles, behavioural norms in the family), determinants revealing the personal characteristics of a woman (self–concept, attitudes, values, motives, level of aspirations, time perspective).