Perceived discrimination, adaptation and saudade among African migrants

IF 0.7 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Félix Neto
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Purpose For Lusophones, saudade is a common psychological experience related with the physical separation from loved ones and/or familiar locations. This study aims to examine the relationships between perception of discrimination, adaptation and saudade. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 655 African migrants from Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique living in Portugal with a mean age of 38 years. The average duration of stay in Portugal was 22 years. Findings Results indicated that length of residence impacted the difficulties experienced with saudade: respondents with longer lengths of stay in the society of settlement experienced less difficulty with saudade. As predicted, the results indicated that higher perceptions of discrimination and loneliness correlated positively with experienced saudade, while sociocultural adaptation correlated negatively with experienced saudade. Originality/value Path analysis was conducted to investigate mediation impacts of sociocultural adjustment and loneliness on the relationship between perception of discriminatory events and difficulty with saudade. This study suggests that sociocultural adaptation and loneliness partially mediated the relation between perception of discrimination and saudade. Notwithstanding the low level of perceived discrimination found in this African background sample, this antecedent plays a relevant role in the saudade experienced. This evidence may be useful in targeting programs to improve sociocultural adjustment and to reduce loneliness which may help to alleviate the difficulty with feeling saudade among African migrants.
对非洲移民的歧视、适应和欺骗
对于葡语使用者来说,saudade是一种常见的心理体验,与亲人和/或熟悉的地方的身体分离有关。本研究旨在探讨歧视知觉、适应与性别歧视之间的关系。样本包括655名来自安哥拉、佛得角、几内亚比绍和莫桑比克的非洲移民,他们居住在葡萄牙,平均年龄为38岁。在葡萄牙的平均停留时间为22年。研究结果表明,居住时间长短影响着被调查者在定居社会中所经历的困难:居住时间越长,被调查者经历的困难越少。正如预测的那样,结果表明,较高的歧视和孤独感与经历过的性侵犯正相关,而社会文化适应与经历过的性侵犯负相关。通过独创性/价值路径分析,探讨社会文化适应和孤独感对歧视性事件知觉与性行为困难关系的中介作用。本研究认为,社会文化适应和孤独感在歧视知觉与性侵犯的关系中起部分中介作用。尽管在非洲背景样本中发现的感知歧视水平较低,但这一前事在saudade经历中起着相关作用。这一证据可能有助于改善社会文化适应和减少孤独感的目标项目,这可能有助于减轻非洲移民的孤独感。
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International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care
International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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