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Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies Volume 21, 2023 - Issue 3
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Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress of African Immigrants in Italy and Spain: The Protective Role of Social Support and Sense of Community

Cinzia Novaraa Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gianluigi Moscatob Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Malaga, Malaga, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3098-6005View further author information
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Luis Gomez-Jacintob Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Malaga, Malaga, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0270-5405View further author information
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Isabel Hombrados-Mendietab Department of Social Psychology, Social Work, Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies, University of Malaga, Malaga, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7288-1589View further author information
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Loredana Varveria Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyView further author information
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Alessia Rochirac Department of History, Society and Human Studies, Applied Psychology Lab, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-5076View further author information
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Maria Garroa Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8182-6108View further author information
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Pages 518-535 | Published online: 05 Nov 2021
 
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Abstract

This article analyzes whether migrants’ distress factors are reduced, and life satisfaction increased by the sense of community and support from friendship or family networks, with age and length of residence serving as co-variables. Host country, gender, migration (economic/non-economic), employment (employed/unemployed) and legal status (regulated/unregulated) were all treated as moderating variables. We tested this theoretical model in two samples of African immigrants residing in Palermo (Italy) and Malaga (Spain), confirming the predictive capacity of the independent variables. Interesting results emerged relating to the effects of length of residence, employment status and support from immigrant friends.

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Funding

This article was made possible by grants from the Spanish Economy and Competitiveness Ministry (Project I + D: PSI2017-85941-R). Project (UMA18-FEDERJA-071)

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