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- Title
Looking (also) at the Other Side of the Story. Resilience Processes in Migrants.
- Authors
Roberto, Sandra; Moleiro, Carla
- Abstract
Studies on migration have focused on obstacles and barriers encountered by migrants when they arrive in a new country. Recognizing that there are difficulties, it is also important to know the resources used by migrants to overcome adversity. This study springs from a theoretical perspective of resilience, based on a culturally significant ecological model (Ungar M, Resilience across Cultures. British Journal of Social Work, 38(2), 218-235,2008) to analyze the processes of cultural adjustment to the host country in migratory movements. Thus, it seeks to understand the various dynamics in adversity and in resources experienced by migrants in Portugal originated from Portuguese-speaking countries (Guinea, Cape Verde, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique). To this end, seven focus groups (AN35) were facilitated for a discussion on the dimensions of resilience processes. The thematic analysis revealed five main themes in the adversity dimension with some of its topics further grouped in specific subtopics. In the resources dimension, four salient themes have emerged. Data was discussed in an articulated perspective of themes, illustrating some of the difficulties and resources of migrants in the specificity of the Portuguese context. Implications for research on resilience are highlighted, and some bridges are built for the context of intervention in migrant integration.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; ECOLOGICAL models; FOCUS groups; PORTUGUESE-speaking countries; EMIGRATION &; immigration
- Publication
Journal of International Migration & Integration, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 3, p929
- ISSN
1488-3473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12134-015-0439-8