Solidarity Typologies in Dynamics Between Portuguese Emigrants and Their Parents

IF 1.1 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Human Arenas Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI:10.1007/s42087-023-00368-0

Carlos Barros, Jennifer McGarrigle, Ana Sofia Santos, Isabelle Albert, Elke Murdock

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Abstract

Abstract Motivations for migratory movements tend to be contextualised at an individual level and refer to opportunities related to the country of destination. In the Portuguese context, this view is increasingly limited when we analyse the emigration of young adults since this process directly involves family figures in the country of origin, as they tend to be the first source of support. This paper aims to explore the dimensions of intergenerational solidarity, analysing conflict as transversal dimension and the presence of ambivalence, for a proposal of behaviour typologies in Portuguese transnational families. Using a qualitative approach, young Portuguese adults who emigrated in the European space and Schengen area ( N = 22) were interviewed addressing questions about their migratory projects, as well as their dynamics with their parents in Portugal. A thematic analysis was carried out with the support of the NVivo software. The results indicate four behaviour typologies: (1) high cohesion and dependence, (2) full solidarity tested with resilience, (3) affective and functional solidarities, with normative and value divergences, and (4) no solidarity and irreconcilable differences. The findings suggest the impact of intergenerational norms and values, as they may be at the origin of communicational patterns that increase well-being and resilience in migration projects.

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移民运动的动机往往在个人层面上被语境化，并涉及与目的地国有关的机会。在葡萄牙的情况下，当我们分析年轻人的移徙时，这种观点越来越受到限制，因为这一过程直接涉及原籍国的家庭成员，因为他们往往是第一个支持来源。本文旨在探讨代际团结的维度，分析冲突作为横向维度和矛盾心理的存在，为葡萄牙跨国家庭的行为类型学提出建议。采用定性方法，对在欧洲和申根地区移民的年轻葡萄牙成年人(N = 22)进行了访谈，回答了有关他们移民项目的问题，以及他们与葡萄牙父母的动态关系。在NVivo软件的支持下进行了专题分析。结果显示了四种行为类型:(1)高凝聚力和依赖性;(2)具有弹性的完全团结;(3)具有规范和价值分歧的情感和功能团结;(4)没有团结和不可调和的差异。研究结果表明，代际规范和价值观的影响，因为它们可能是提高移民项目幸福感和复原力的沟通模式的起源。

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Human Arenas Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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2.80

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23.10%

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期刊介绍： The aim of this journal concerns the interdisciplinary study of higher psychological functions (as topic of a general theory of psyche from the perspective of cultural psychology) in human goal-oriented liminal phenomena in ordinary and extraordinary life conditions. The journal is organized around topics and arenas of human activity, rather than the traditional boundaries of academic disciplines. It will explore human arenas from the point of view of historical foundations, methodology, epistemology, and the intersection of disciplines. Human Arenas promotes an innovative mix of theoretical and empirical studies, as well as qualitative and quantitative approaches based on “small data,” that is, the analysis of crucial and meaningful data, rather than the inductive accumulation of large empirical “evidence.”