The role of psychologists in international migration research: Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward
Schwartz, Seth J.; Walsh, Sophie D; Ward, Colleen; Tartakovsky, Eugene; Weisskirch, Robert S; Vedder, Paul; Makarova, Elena; Bardi, Anat; Birman, Dina; Oppedal, Brit; Benish-Weisman, Maya; Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I; Güngör, Derya; Stevens, G.W.J.M.; Benet-Martínez, Veronica; Titzmann, Peter F; Silbereisen, Rainer K; Geeraert, Nicolas
(2022) Migration Studies, volume 10, issue 2, pp.
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This research note addresses the current and potential future role of psychologists in the study of international migration. We review ways in which psychologists have contributed to the study of migration, as well as ways in which psychological scholarship could be integrated with work from other social science fields. Broadly,
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we discuss four major contributions that psychology brings to the study of international migration—studying migrants’ internal psychological experiences, incorporating a developmental perspective, conducting experimental studies, and integrating across levels of analysis. Given the position of psychology as a ‘hub science’ connecting more traditional social sciences with health and medical sciences, we argue for a more prominent role for psychologists within the study of international migration. Such a role is intended to complement the roles of other social scientists and to create a more interdisciplinary way forward for the field of migration studies. The research note concludes with an agenda for further scholarship on migration.
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Keywords: acculturation, experiments, interdisciplinary, levels of analysis, psychological processes, well-being, Taverne, Demography, Geography, Planning and Development
ISSN: 2049-5838
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Note: Funding Information: Preparation of this article was supported by a grant from the Israel Science Foundation. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s).
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