Barrett, Alan and Mosca, Irene
(2013)
Social Isolation, Loneliness and Return Migration:
Evidence from Older Irish Adults.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 30 (10).
pp. 1659-1677.
ISSN 1369-183X
Abstract
Across the subjects of economics, sociology and demography, much has been written
about the difficulties faced by immigrants. However, much less attention has been paid
to the difficulties which return migrants face when they come back to live in their
countries of birth. A number of studies suggest that return migrants can experience
significant re-adjustment challenges. In this paper, we add to this strand of research by
examining the extent to which a group of returned migrants experience higher degrees
of social isolation and loneliness compared to compatriots who never lived outside their
country of birth. The data used are from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study
on Ageing (TILDA). Our results suggest that social isolation is a significant feature of
the lives of return migrants and that the degree of social isolation is typically stronger
for people who spent longer away and who have returned more recently
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Return Migrants; Older Adults; Ireland; Social Participation; Loneliness; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: |
11390 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2013.833694 |
| Depositing User: |
Irene Mosca
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| Date Deposited: |
21 Oct 2019 16:08 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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