2025/12/16 by Claudia Brunori · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Family Dynamics and Relationships #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.4054/demres.2025.53.39
BACKGROUNDTransnational separation is a reality for many families in and from high-emigration countries.Studies on this phenomenon have typically focused on non-migrant populations in high-emigration countries, and only relatively recently has research in destination countries, especially in Europe, started looking at its consequences for the migrant population.However, studies have mostly been based on relatively small, nonrepresentative samples of specific origin groups, and do not estimate the scale of the phenomenon in the general immigrant population.https://www.demographic-research.org CONTRIBUTIONThis study offers the first empirical assessment of the scale of transnational separation from a parent during childhood among adult immigrants in a major European destination country.The findings highlight the need to incorporate direct measures of this phenomenon in surveys and to investigate its long-term consequences.