Who Stays, Who Moves on and the Host Population: A Picture of Adolescents’ Perceived Well-Being and Risk Behaviours

Lorena Charrier, Rosanna Irene Comoretto, Michela Bersia (), Paola Dalmasso, Emanuele Koumantakis, Alberto Borraccino, Adriana Baban, Paola Berchialla and Patrizia Lemma
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Lorena Charrier: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Rosanna Irene Comoretto: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Michela Bersia: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Paola Dalmasso: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Emanuele Koumantakis: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Alberto Borraccino: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Adriana Baban: Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Paola Berchialla: Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
Patrizia Lemma: Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: The study aims to evaluate the health profile of first- and second-generation Romanian immigrants living in Italy compared to their adolescent peers in the country of origin (Romania) and the host population (Italian-borns). Analyses were performed on the 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey data. Romanian natives showed lower levels of health complaints and higher life satisfaction than Romanian migrants, who were similar to the host population, especially the second-generation ones. A comparable prevalence of being bullied was registered among Romanians, both native and immigrant, with significantly lower levels among Italian natives. Bullying others showed the second-generation migrants share a similar prevalence with the host population. The prevalence of liking school a lot was three times higher among the Romanian natives than among their peers living in Italy. Thanks to the HBSC data, this study is the first to examine the health of adolescent migrants from both the perspective of the host country and the population of origin. The results highlight the need for a more nuanced approach to studying immigrant populations, taking into account both the host country’s perspective and the health patterns of the population of origin.

Keywords: adolescents; migrants; host population; natives; country of origin; perceived well-being; risk behaviours (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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