Socio-Cultural Influences on Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Syrian Migrants in Turkey

Eleftherios Giovanis (), Sacit Akdede and Oznur Ozdamar

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Abstract: Political tensions linked with immigration flows have sparked and stimulated the debate about migration and the integration of migrants to host societies. We aim to examine the participation of Syrian forced migrants in socio-cultural activities in Turkey and compare the frequency of participation with Turkish respondents. The second aim is to study the influence of participation in socio-cultural activities on subjective well-being (SWB). An interesting finding is that Syrians report higher SWB levels than Turkish respondents. Moreover, the study shows that integration and social inclusion should not be attributed solely to immigrants but should also rely on the efforts of the recipient societies since financial constraints and income disparities may potentially make it more difficult for migrants’ socio-cultural participation. It is critical to explore the role of socio-cultural participation in SWB because of the belief that this facility promotes social inclusion, building more cohesive communities, which in turn improves well-being.

Keywords: Cinema and Theatrical Plays; First-Generation Immigrants; Social and Cultural Participation; Subjective Well-Being; Syrian Migrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ara, nep-hap, nep-int, nep-mig and nep-ure
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