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PsyEcology
Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 4, 2013 - Issue 3
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A qualitative study on transnational attachment among eight families of foreign origin

Un estudio cualitativo sobre el apego transnacional de ocho familias de procedencia extranjera

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Pages 245-266 | Received 03 Dec 2012, Accepted 12 May 2013, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Traditionally, place attachment has been used as an explanatory concept to analyze the relationship between people and where they live; their immediate physical surroundings, basically the home, neighbourhood or community. However, the limitations of studies into place attachment include the spatial restriction of the notion of place and the methodological approach used, based on questionnaires. In this respect, there are a few studies within environmental psychology about transnational attachment, i.e. the relationships that people establish, in contexts of movement across national borders (migration), with their countries of origin and their destination. The results illustrated and described in this paper show the multi-place character of eight immigrant families. It is suggested that the support networks of family and friends are key elements in the development and maintenance of transnational attachment.

Resumen

Tradicionalmente, el apego al lugar se ha considerado un concepto explicativo para analizar la relación de las personas con sus espacios en aquellos ambientes físicos próximos, básicamente el hogar, el vecindario o la comunidad. Sin embargo, una de las limitaciones de los estudios realizados es la restricción espacial de la noción de lugar, así como el enfoque metodológico utilizado basado en cuestionarios. En este sentido, existen pocos estudios, en el seno de la psicología ambiental, alrededor de lo que aquí llamamos apego transnacional, es decir, las relaciones que las personas establecen, en situaciones de movimientos entre fronteras nacionales (migraciones), con sus países de origen y de destino. Los resultados que se ilustran y describen en este artículo muestran el carácter múltiple-espacial de ocho familias de origen extranjero. Se sugiere que las redes de apoyos familiares y provinentes de amigos/as son claves en el desarrollo y mantenimiento del apego transnacional.

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