Family-member migration and the psychosocial health outcomes of children in Moldova and Georgia

M.T. Vanore

doi:10.26481/dis.20150617mv

Family-member migration and the psychosocial health outcomes of children in Moldova and Georgia

M.T. Vanore

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

This dissertation examined the relationship between family-member migration and the psychosocial health of children remaining in the origin country. Using survey data collected in Moldova and Georgia, analyses revealed that child-migrant separation does not correspond to universally negative child emotional health outcomes. In Georgia, no form of family-member migration corresponded to unfavourable psychosocial health outcomes; in Moldova, only the migration of a father corresponded to worse outcomes, and only among boys. These results suggest that the potential impacts of migration on child psychosocial health are heterogeneous and shaped by factors such as the gender of the migrant and child.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Maastricht University
Supervisors/Advisors	Mazzucato, Valentina, Supervisor Siegel, M., Co-Supervisor, External person
Award date	17 Jun 2015
Place of Publication	Maastricht
Publisher	Boekenplan
Print ISBNs	9789086663668
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20150617mv
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

family-member migration
impacts

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