Sense of Belonging and Life Satisfaction among Hong Kong Adolescent Immigrants in Canada
Titel:
Sense of Belonging and Life Satisfaction among Hong Kong Adolescent Immigrants in Canada
Auteur:
Chow, Henry P. H.
Verschenen in:
Journal of ethnic and migration studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 33 (2007) nr. 3 pagina's 511-520
Jaar:
2007-04
Inhoud:
This article attempts to disentangle the primary factors affecting Hong Kong adolescent immigrants' life satisfaction and sense of belonging to Canada. A total of 368 participants attending 26 high schools under the jurisdiction of six school boards in Toronto took part in a self-administered questionnaire survey. Results of the multiple ordinary least-squares regression analysis indicated that presence of father in Canada, higher self-rated socio-economic status, immigration to Canada being politically and culturally motivated, positive experience in making friends with Canadians, immigration to Canada at a later stage in life, and no prior experience in Canada before immigration were associated with a stronger sense of belonging to Canada. On the other hand, positive experience in making friends with Canadians, positive academic experience, absence of discrimination experience, and immigration to Canada being non-economically motivated were associated with a markedly higher level of life satisfaction.
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