Cognitive and Structural Social Capital as Predictors of Quality of Life for Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany

Adekunle Adedeji (), Neuza Silva and Monika Bullinger
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Adekunle Adedeji: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Neuza Silva: University of Coimbra
Monika Bullinger: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2021, vol. 16, issue 3, No 5, 1003-1017

Abstract: Abstract This paper assesses the structural links between Cognitive Social Capital (CSC), Structural Social Capital (SSC), and Quality of Life (QoL) among Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants in Germany. Data from 518 SSA migrants in Germany were analysed. QoL as measured by EUROHIS-QOL 8-item Index, CSC, and SSC were included in a Structural Equation Model performed with Analysis of Moment Structures and Maximum Likelihood as methods of estimation. The overall model fit was evaluated based on the Chi-Square Statistic (χ2), the Comparative Fit Index (CFI), the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) and the Standardised Root Mean Squared Residual (SRMR). The structural model testing the direct effects of CSC and SSC on QoL had a good fit with χ2(47) = 157.60, p

Keywords: Cognitive social capital; Structural social capital; Quality of life; Sub-Saharan African migrants; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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