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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

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Authors

Sónia G. Cardoso

André G. Marques

Catarina Morais



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 Mar 28, 2024
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
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02134748.2017.1291743

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