Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Family separation due to migration is a life-changing event that can completely \ntransform family structure and dynamics. Studies have mainly focussed on the \nemotional and psychological consequences of long-distance parenthood within \ntransnational practices, while empirical evidence on the effects of transnational \nconjugality is still lacking. Based on data from the Social Condition and Integration \nof Foreign Citizens (SCIF) survey conducted by the Italian National Institute of \nStatistics - Istat, we studied the role of transnational conjugality on the self-reported \nhealth of married immigrants living in Italy. In addition, we examined specific \nsituations that can lead to deeper health disadvantages for married immigrants \nliving in transnational conjugality. Our results show that the negative effect on \nhealth of living a transnational parenthood is stronger for those immigrants that \nare not only living apart from their children but also are geographically separated \nfrom their spouses. Moreover, the effect of not living with a partner in Italy on selfperceived \nhealth is negative for immigrants who were not working, which seems to \nindicate a greater health disadvantage that is activated when immigrants are not \nable to economically achieve the goals of the migratory project
Language: English
Topic: Migration, Health and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3147202788