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Title: Emigrating from Eastern Europe to Malta in the 1990s and 2000s : psychological factors in the personal experiences of female Eastern European immigrants
Authors: Cassar, Jaklin Artemovna
Keywords: Phenomenological psychology
Women -- Europe, Eastern
Women immigrants -- Malta
Intermarriage -- Malta
Acculturation
Issue Date: 2014
Abstract: The purpose of this dissertation is an attempt to understand the lived experience of Eastern European female immigrants : what it is like to leave a home country and settle in a different cultural environment such as Malta. The events which took place in the 1990s in the ex-Soviet bloc and the following economic and political turmoil, gave a rise to a new wave of immigration, particularly female immigration, which is still a relatively under- researched phenomenon. Female immigrants in Malta go through many processes: gains and losses, work and relationships issues, identity conflicts and other struggles. Seven semi- structured interviews were conducted and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. IPA opens the door to a better insight of how these women went through the challenging process of immigration .Results showed why these women immigrate and how they went through acculturation and adaptation. The participants expressed their recommendations towards the adjustment process which could be a useful tool for the potential female immigrants.
Description: B.PSY.(HONS)
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/2463
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