Believing is adapting: Belief in a just world and emigrants’identification and satisfaction with the host country /Creer esadaptarse: Creer en un mundo justo y la identificación ysatisfacción de los emigrantes con el país de acogida

Leite, Ana C.; Cardoso, Sónia G.; Marques, André G.; Morais, Catarina

Abstract

In an era in which Europe is experiencing a new wave of emigration as a result of the economic crisis, it seems socially relevant to study the processes that underlie emigrants’ adjustment to their new place of living. Research has thoroughly supported the assumption that believing in a just world is an adaptive mechanism that helps people to deal with uncertainty and harsh realities in life. We propose that the endorsement of such beliefs might also contribute to a positive identification with the host country. Using a sample of Portuguese emigrants (N = 144), we demonstrate in a cross-sectional design that belief in a just world predicts a positive identification with the host country. In addition, positive levels of identification with the host country predicted higher levels of satisfaction with emigrant life. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed.

Citation

Leite, A. C., Cardoso, S. G., Marques, A. G., & Morais, C. (2017). Believing is adapting: Belief in a just world and emigrants’identification and satisfaction with the host country /Creer esadaptarse: Creer en un mundo justo y la identificación ysatisfacción de los emigrantes con el país de acogida. International Journal of Social Psychology, 32(2), 424-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/02134748.2017.1291743

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 12, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Feb 28, 2017
• Publication Date: Feb 28, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 13, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 13, 2019
• Journal: Revista de psicologiÌ a social
• Print ISSN: 0213-4748
• Electronic ISSN: 1579-3680
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 424-439
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02134748.2017.1291743
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1299775
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02134748.2017.1291743