Predictors of Psychological Well-Being Amongst (Azerbaijan) Immigrants

Authors

  • Maryam Adli Ph.D. Researcher at (School of Economics and Management) Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • Amama Saleem MBA Graduate, at (School of Economics and Management) Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Tamima Saleem MBA Graduate, at (School of Economics and Management) Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Keywords:

Social support, Stress, Happiness, Depression, Anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms, Acculturative stress, psychological wellbeing, Multiple regression, Psychometric analysis, SPSS

Abstract

As global migration becomes a prevalent phenomenon in numerous countries, the psychological wellbeing of immigrants comes to be a significant area of interest around the world. This examination analyzed the predictors of psychological wellbeing among Baku, Azerbaijan settlers. Multiple regression analyses were performed for psychological wellbeing of 50 Baku migrants from a cross-sectional study. Psychometric analysis was also carried out to test the reliability and validity.

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2020-12-12

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Adli, M. ., Saleem , A. ., & Saleem , T. . (2020). Predictors of Psychological Well-Being Amongst (Azerbaijan) Immigrants. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 54(5), 88–94. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/12002

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Vol. 54 No. 5 (2020)

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