Fifty Shades of Gray
Satisfaction with Life Among Jewish Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12944205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugene Tartakovsky (0000-0001-9773-1472, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 92-96 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural-Historical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1816-5435 • E-ISSN: 2224-8935 |
| Publisher | Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.17759/chp.2021170410 |
| OpenAlex | W4205305960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
In the present study, we tested the morbidity and salutary hypotheses of immigration investigating satisfaction with life (SWL) among Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel. The study was conducted using a random representative sample of first-generation immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel (N = 400) and a large geographically dispersed sample of Jews staying in Russia (N = 935). We applied three measures of SWL: general satisfaction with life (GSWL), multifaceted satisfaction with life (MSWL), and relative satisfaction with life (RSWL). The results demonstrated that immigrants were higher than stayers in GSWL. At the same time, the difference between the two populations was not significant in the average scores of MSWL. When comparing the two populations in ten domains of MSWL, immigrants reported higher satisfaction only in medical care. Stayers reported higher satisfaction in four domains: work, family relationships, relationships with friends, and entertainment and leisure. Immigrants assessed their standard of life as higher compared to the premigration period and to that presently existing in their country of origin. However, they assessed their standard of life as lower compared to the non-immigrant Israelis. Thus, immigration was a mixed blessing for the studied group of immigrants, salutary in some aspects and onerous in others
Blessing · Demographic economics · Economics · European union · Geography · Immigration · Judaism · Life satisfaction · Political science · Sociology · Soviet union · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The anatomy of subjective well-being
The Satisfaction With Life Scale
The happiness of international migrants
Factors affecting the psychological well-being of immigrants
Satisfaction with Life Among Adolescents from Immigrant Families in Portugal
The mixed blessings of migration
Comparing Life Satisfaction of Immigrants and Natives Across Europe
Social integration and identity of immigrants from western countries, the FSU and Ethiopia in Israel
Economic Migration and Happiness
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |