A positive psychology intervention to foster economic integration of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands

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ID9952539
AuthorsJosé Muller‐Dugic (Department of Geography, Planning & Environment Institute for Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands, corresponding author), Pascal Beckers (0000-0002-7358-2641, Radboud University Nijmegen), Pascal J Beckers (Department of Geography, Planning & Environment Institute for Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands), Mario H Braakman (0000-0003-0314-5160, Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg Law School Tilburg University Tilburg The Netherlands)
Year2023
Volume61
Issue6
Pages242-261
Publication date2023-06-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.13163
OpenAlexW4380629887
LanguageEN
References cited12

Research shows that the labour market integration of refugees is often problematic. Little is known about what kind of measures are effective to help them integrate into the labour market. In the Netherlands, a positive psychology intervention “Mosaic” for Syrian refugees was developed to support their economic participation. This study aims to assess the effect of “Mosaic” on the economic participation and work‐related attitudes of Syrian refugees. “Mosaic” was implemented in six municipalities by conducting an RCT with a waiting list control group. The results show that in the short term, the intervention group realizes a significantly larger increase in hours spent on an internship as well as substantially larger gains in confidence to find work in the future. In the long term, the intervention group experiences larger confidence gains related to finding a job that fits their education and experience

Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Internship · Intervention (counseling · Mosaic · Political science · Psychiatry · Refugee · Syrian refugees · Term (time · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Law · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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