机制映射:对不同形式的不稳定性如何调解法律地位和移民心理福祉之间的关系进行定性研究
Kimberly Higuera1, Tomás R Jiménez1
1Immigration Policy Lab and Department of Sociology, Stanford University, USA.
Social science & medicine (1982)
|June 24, 2023
概括
法律地位通过调解不稳定,显著影响移民的心理健康. 像儿童抵达者推迟行动 (DACA) 这样的计划改善了福祉,但它们的撤销增加了接受者的心理健康风险.
科学领域:
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 之前的研究将不规则的法律地位与无证移民及其子女的心理健康状况不佳联系在一起.
- 像儿童抵达者推迟行动 (DACA) 这样的政策显示出改善心理结果的潜力.
- 法律地位和精神健康之间的联系机制需要进一步探索.
研究的目的:
- 阐明通过法律地位影响移民心理健康的调解途径.
- 检查DACA及其撤销对接受者和无证移民的心理健康的影响.
主要方法:
- 在2017-2018年期间,与DACA受益者和无证移民 (DACA-无资格) 进行了50次深入采访.
- 采用专题分析来确定调解法律地位和心理健康之间的关系的关键因素.
主要成果:
- 确定了三个形式的不稳定性 - - 民族国家,住宅和家庭 - - 作为关键调解者.
- 经历或预测这些不稳定性会耗尽心理和情绪资源,对幸福产生负面影响.
- 达卡获得者报告说,由于压抑的不稳定性,他们的心理健康状况更好,但2017年撤销增加了焦虑和心理健康问题,反映了无证人员的情况.
结论:
- 法律地位通过与各种形式的不稳定性相关联,深深地影响心理健康.
- 不稳定的存在或威胁调解了移民及其家庭的心理健康结果.
- 调查结果强调了稳定的法律地位在维护移民心理健康方面的关键作用,并为相关文献提供了信息.
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