TY - JOUR
T1 - Affect, meaning in life, and life satisfaction among immigrants and non-immigrants
T2 - A moderated mediation model
AU - Russo-Netzer, Pninit
AU - Horenczyk, Gabriel
AU - Bergman, Yoav S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Immigration has become a global phenomenon as part of modern life. However, immigrants often demonstrate negative emotional states following the immigration process, which may destabilize one’s existing values and standards which provide meaning to life. Meaning in life is considered to be a protective factor against life adversities, and previous research has linked acculturative stress with reduced meaning in life. Yet, little is known about the differential utility of meaning in life among immigrants and non-immigrants in a given society. Thus, the current study examined whether meaning in life mediates the connection between negative affect and life satisfaction, and whether this mediation differs among immigrants and non-immigrants in Israel. Results demonstrated a significant mediation of meaning in life for the negative affect - life satisfaction connection, but only among native Israelis. The role of meaning in life in the context of acculturation is discussed, and future directions are suggested.
AB - Immigration has become a global phenomenon as part of modern life. However, immigrants often demonstrate negative emotional states following the immigration process, which may destabilize one’s existing values and standards which provide meaning to life. Meaning in life is considered to be a protective factor against life adversities, and previous research has linked acculturative stress with reduced meaning in life. Yet, little is known about the differential utility of meaning in life among immigrants and non-immigrants in a given society. Thus, the current study examined whether meaning in life mediates the connection between negative affect and life satisfaction, and whether this mediation differs among immigrants and non-immigrants in Israel. Results demonstrated a significant mediation of meaning in life for the negative affect - life satisfaction connection, but only among native Israelis. The role of meaning in life in the context of acculturation is discussed, and future directions are suggested.
KW - Cross-cultural
KW - Immigrants
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - Meaning in life
KW - Negative affect
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U2 - 10.1007/s12144-019-00284-z
DO - 10.1007/s12144-019-00284-z
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AN - SCOPUS:85065650091
SN - 1046-1310
VL - 40
SP - 3450
EP - 3458
JO - Current Psychology
JF - Current Psychology
IS - 7
ER -