Personality and Cultural Income Differences Shape the Life Satisfaction Gap Between Aging Immigrants and Natives in Europe

IF 4.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Social Psychological and Personality Science Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI:10.1177/19485506241237293

Wiebke Bleidorn, Madeline R. Lenhausen, David Richter, Christopher J. Hopwood

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Abstract

The present study examined the size and possible sources of life satisfaction differences between immigrants and natives in a sample of over 55,000 adults (aged 50+ years) across 16 European countries and Israel. Consistent with theory and prior research, immigrants reported lower life satisfaction than natives on average, while the size of the life satisfaction gap varied substantially across individuals and countries. Low neuroticism and high extraversion reduced the life satisfaction gap, suggesting that these personality traits may serve as internal resources for immigrants when faced with migration-related stressors. In contrast, we found a wider life satisfaction gap between immigrants and natives in high-income countries, suggesting that economic disparities between immigrants and natives in prosperous nations may contribute to the observed life satisfaction gap.

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性格和文化收入差异决定了欧洲老年移民与本地人之间的生活满意度差距

本研究以 16 个欧洲国家和以色列的 55,000 多名成年人（50 岁以上）为样本，研究了移民和本地人之间生活满意度差异的大小和可能来源。与理论和先前的研究一致，移民报告的生活满意度平均低于本地人，而生活满意度差距的大小则因个人和国家的不同而有很大差异。低神经质和高外向性缩小了生活满意度的差距，这表明这些人格特质可能是移民在面对与移民相关的压力时的内部资源。相反，我们发现在高收入国家，移民和本地人之间的生活满意度差距更大，这表明在繁荣国家，移民和本地人之间的经济差距可能是造成所观察到的生活满意度差距的原因。

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Social Psychological and Personality Science PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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12.50

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1.80%

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期刊介绍： Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) is a distinctive journal in the fields of social and personality psychology that focuses on publishing brief empirical study reports, typically limited to 5000 words. The journal's mission is to disseminate research that significantly contributes to the advancement of social psychological and personality science. It welcomes submissions that introduce new theories, present empirical data, propose innovative methods, or offer a combination of these elements. SPPS also places a high value on replication studies, giving them serious consideration regardless of whether they confirm or challenge the original findings, with a particular emphasis on replications of studies initially published in SPPS. The journal is committed to a rapid review and publication process, ensuring that research can swiftly enter the scientific discourse and become an integral part of ongoing academic conversations.