TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of psychologists in international migration research
T2 - Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward
AU - Schwartz, Seth J.
AU - Walsh, Sophie D
AU - Ward, Colleen
AU - Tartakovsky, Eugene
AU - Weisskirch, Robert S
AU - Vedder, Paul
AU - Makarova, Elena
AU - Bardi, Anat
AU - Birman, Dina
AU - Oppedal, Brit
AU - Benish-Weisman, Maya
AU - Lorenzo-Blanco, Elma I
AU - Güngör, Derya
AU - Stevens, G.W.J.M.
AU - Benet-Martínez, Veronica
AU - Titzmann, Peter F
AU - Silbereisen, Rainer K
AU - Geeraert, Nicolas
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this article was supported by a grant from the Israel Science Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s).
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - acculturation
KW - experiments
KW - interdisciplinary
KW - levels of analysis
KW - psychological processes
KW - well-being
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U2 - 10.1093/migration/mnz054
DO - 10.1093/migration/mnz054
M3 - Article
SN - 2049-5838
VL - 10
SP - 356
EP - 373
JO - Migration Studies
JF - Migration Studies
IS - 2
ER -