The role of psychologists in international migration research

Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward

authored by: Psychology of Migration Working Group , Seth J. Schwartz, Sophie D. Walsh, Colleen Ward, Eugene Tartakovsky, Robert S. Weisskirch, Paul Vedder, Elena Makarova, Anat Bardi, Dina Birman, Brit Oppedal, Maya Benish-Weisman, Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Derya Güngör, Gonneke W. J. M. Stevens, Veronica Benet-Martínez, Peter F. Titzmann, Rainer K. Silbereisen, Nicolas Geeraert
Abstract: 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, 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.
Organisation(s): Institute of Psychology
External Organisation(s): University of Miami (UM)
Bar-Ilan University
Victoria University of Wellington
Tel Aviv University
California State University Monterey Bay
Leiden University
University of Basel
Royal Holloway University of London
Kazan Volga Region Federal University
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
University of Haifa
University of Texas at Austin
Yasar University
KU Leuven
Utrecht University
Universität Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
University of Essex
Type: Article
Journal: Migration Studies
Volume: 10
Pages: 356-373
No. of pages: 18
ISSN: 2049-5838
Publication date: 06.2020
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Demography, Geography, Planning and Development
Electronic version(s): https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3247544 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnz054 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@article{08dbbabd165f4db29643728fc6834c58,
title = "The role of psychologists in international migration research: Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward",
abstract = "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, 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.",
keywords = "acculturation, experiments, interdisciplinary, levels of analysis, psychological processes, well-being",
author = "{Psychology of Migration Working Group} and Schwartz, {Seth J.} and Walsh, {Sophie D.} and Colleen Ward and Eugene Tartakovsky and Weisskirch, {Robert S.} and Paul Vedder and Elena Makarova and Anat Bardi and Dina Birman and Brit Oppedal and Maya Benish-Weisman and Lorenzo-Blanco, {Elma I.} and Derya G{\"u}ng{\"o}r and Stevens, {Gonneke W. J. M.} and Veronica Benet-Mart{\'i}nez and Titzmann, {Peter F.} and Silbereisen, {Rainer K.} and Nicolas Geeraert",
note = "Funding Information: Preparation of this article was supported by a grant from the Israel Science Foundation.",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1093/migration/mnz054",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
pages = "356--373",
journal = "Migration Studies",
issn = "2049-5838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "2",
}