Farugie Arieja, Maukel Lisa-Marie, Tibubos Ana N
Department of Diagnostics in Healthcare & eHealth, Trier University, Trier, Germany.
Department of Psychology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2025 Jun 6;23(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12955-025-02380-0.
Ample research exists on the association of migration status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Specific personality traits linked to the Big Five such as neuroticism, have been found to be predictive of migrants' intercultural success. This study aimed to analyze the moderating effect of neuroticism on migration status and HRQoL in a representative German sample.
Data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) (N = 29,968) were analyzed. The sample included Germans without migration background (n = 19,749), immigrants (n = 3,491), foreigners residing in Germany (n = 2,460), and refugees (n = 4,268). Gender-stratified moderation analyses were performed using General Linear Models with HRQoL (SF-12; mental and physical health) as outcome, migration status as predictor, and neuroticism (BFI-S) as moderator.
Refugees reported the lowest HRQoL (F(3, 29192) = 27.54, p <.001). Refugees also displayed the lowest neuroticism scores. Significant moderation effects of neuroticism on the relationship between migration status and SF-12 mental HRQoL scores were observed, especially for refugees (β = 0.05, CI [0.01 - 0.10], p =.03) and immigrants (β = 0.04, CI [0.00 - 0.08], p =.03; R² = 0.064). Women had lower SF-12 scores compared to men across all groups. Additionally, there was a significant three-way interaction effect for female refugees with neuroticism on mental HRQoL (β = - 0.24; CI [-0.34 - - 0.14]; p <.001).
The results corroborated research pointing out differences in HRQoL depending on migration status and gender. Refugees seem to benefit particularly from low neuroticism, in terms of emotional stability, as a psychological resource.
关于移民身份与健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间的关联已有大量研究。已发现与大五人格相关的特定人格特质，如神经质，可预测移民在跨文化方面的成功。本研究旨在分析在具有代表性的德国样本中，神经质对移民身份与健康相关生活质量的调节作用。
对来自德国社会经济面板（GSOEP）（N = 29,968）的数据进行分析。样本包括无移民背景的德国人（n = 19,749）、移民（n = 3,491）、居住在德国的外国人（n = 2,460）和难民（n = 4,268）。使用一般线性模型进行性别分层的调节分析，以健康相关生活质量（SF - 12；心理和身体健康）为结果，移民身份为预测变量，神经质（BFI - S）为调节变量。
难民报告的健康相关生活质量最低（F(3, 29192) = 27.54，p <.001）。难民的神经质得分也最低。观察到神经质对移民身份与SF - 12心理健康相关生活质量得分之间的关系有显著的调节作用，特别是对难民（β = 0.05，CI [0.01 - 0.10]，p =.03）和移民（β = 0.04，CI [0.00 - 0.08]，p =.03；R² = 0.064）。在所有组中，女性的SF - 12得分均低于男性。此外，女性难民的神经质对心理健康相关生活质量存在显著的三向交互作用（β = - 0.24；CI [-0.34 - - 0.14]；p <.001）。
结果证实了有关健康相关生活质量因移民身份和性别而异的研究。就情绪稳定性而言，难民似乎特别受益于低神经质这一心理资源。
