Taurini Elena, Paloma Virginia, García-Ramírez Manuel, Marzana Daniela, Marta Elena
a Department of Psychology , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Milan , Italy.
b Department of Social Psychology , Universidad de Sevilla , Sevilla , Spain.
J Prev Interv Community. 2017 Jan-Mar;45(1):32-43. doi: 10.1080/10852352.2016.1197737.
Community engagement of migrants has been identified as an important element in developing both individual well-being and cohesive multicultural receiving communities. Through 10 in-depth interviews, this study explores the profile of Moroccan migrant leaders in community organizations in the receiving context (south of Spain) and the reasons for which they engage. Moreover, it analyzes the relationship established between community engagement and their well-being. The results show that migrants commit for both intrinsic (e.g., support their compatriots) and extrinsic (e.g., increase their social connection) reasons. Their social action has a positive influence on their well-being because it activates the following paths: (1) improvement of bicultural competences; (2) development of social relationships with receiving members; (3) strengthening of social bonds with compatriots; (4) increase of abilities in dealing with unjust social conditions in the new environment; and (5) decrease of prejudice towards their own cultural group.
移民的社区参与已被视为发展个人福祉和形成多元文化融合接收社区的一个重要因素。通过10次深度访谈，本研究探讨了在接收环境（西班牙南部）下社区组织中摩洛哥移民领袖的概况以及他们参与的原因。此外，还分析了社区参与与其福祉之间建立的关系。结果表明，移民参与的原因既有内在因素（如支持同胞），也有外在因素（如增加社会联系）。他们的社会行动对其福祉有积极影响，因为它激活了以下途径：（1）提高双文化能力；（2）与接收社区成员发展社会关系；（3）加强与同胞的社会联系；（4）增强应对新环境中不公正社会状况的能力；（5）减少对自身文化群体的偏见。
