Open AccessThe Association between Pre- and Post-Migration Wellbeing Factors with Integration among Russian, Somali, and Kurdish Origin Women in Finland
Author(s) -
Wiam Elfadl,
Eero Lilja,
Natalia Skogberg,
Katarina Ekholm Selling,
Anu E. Castaneda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
finnish yearbook of population research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1796-6191
pISSN - 1796-6183
DOI - 10.23979/fypr.95509
Subject(s) - somali , loneliness , social integration , immigration , logistic regression , psychology , community integration , quality of life (healthcare) , demography , gerontology , political science , demographic economics , sociology , social psychology , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , law , physical therapy , economics , psychotherapist
Pre- and post-migration related factors are likely to influence integration outcomes of migrants. This study aimed to investigate which pre-migration factors (basic education and potentially traumatic experiences) and post-migration wellbeing factors (quality of life and loneliness) are associated with integration outcomes (employment status, language skills, voting, media use, having host country’s native friends, participation inleisure activities) of migrant background men and women. The Finnish Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study (Maamu) was used, including working-aged adults of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish origin. Each integration outcome was analysed by each predictive factor with logistic regression, separately for the three groups and separately for men and women. The integration outcomes were somewhat differently associated with pre- and post-migration factors in the different groups. All these aspects are important to be taken into account in integration discourse to promote both integration and social wellbeing.