Studying Immigrant Integration Through Self-Reported Life Satisfaction in the Country of Residence

Angela Paparusso ()
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Angela Paparusso: Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies (IRPPS-CNR)

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2019, vol. 14, issue 2, No 11, 479-505

Abstract: Abstract Aim of this paper is to measure the effect of demographic, human capital and ‘immigration’ variables on the self-reported life satisfaction of young and adult immigrants residing in seven European countries, using the Immigrant Citizens Survey (ICS). Self-reported life satisfaction has been used to evaluate the immigrants’ integration within their country of residence, as it is commonly employed to estimate the perceived quality of life within a country or a specific social group. Results show that self-reported life satisfaction strongly depends on immigrants’ demographic characteristics and human capital factors, such as age, marital status, current economic situation and perceived financial well-being. ‘Immigration’ variables also play a role in determining life satisfaction, thus proving that conditions at both the origin and destination are important in determining immigrants’ self-reported life satisfaction. In particular, legal status and country of residence play a significant role in defining immigrants’ life satisfaction, thus demonstrating that the rights, resources and restrictions immigrants find within their country of residence determine their subjective experience of integration.

Keywords: Immigrant integration; Self-reported life satisfaction; European countries; Immigrant citizens survey (ICS); Principal component analysis (PCA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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