DETERMINANTS OF SOCIOCULTURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF SYRIAN REFUGEE AND NON-REFUGEE MIGRANTS LIVING IN GERMANY

• Authors: Issmailová Samar
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Following the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011, Germany has become the primary European destination for many Syrians, refugees and non-refugees, fleeing the conflict. The research on the adaptation of refugees and migrants has focused on identifying factors that facilitate their adaptation process, as well as the barriers that hinder it. Although studies on the predictors of migrant adaptation are increasing, research on the adaptation of Syrian migrants in Europe remains limited (Safdar, Ray-Yol, Reif & Berger, 2021). The present study aimed to examine predictors of sociocultural and psychological adaptation among Syrian refugee and non-refugee migrants living in Germany in order to fill these gaps. The research sample consisted of 208 Syrian refugee and non-refugee migrants who arrived in Germany following the Syrian war, aged between 18 and 59 years (M = 30.8, SD = 7.26). Using linear hierarchical regression analysis, we found that for sociocultural adaptation, time spent in the host country, perceived discrimination, and family-related concerns emerged as significant negative predictors among Syrian refugee and non-refugee migrants. On the other hand, for psychological adaptation, family-related concerns, social strain, separation, and perceived cultural distance emerged as significant negative predictors, while assimilation was positively related to psychologic adaptation.

Keywords

EN

SYRIAN MIGRANTS; SOCIOCULTURAL ADAPTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; GERMANY; REFUGEE; NON-REFUGEE

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Social Sciences
• Journal: Človek a spoločnosť. Internetový časopis pre pôvodné teoretické a výskumné štúdie z oblasti spoločenských vied
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1 – 21

Contributors

author

Issmailová Samar

• Institute of Social Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences SAS, Košice, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7601-6856

Identifiers

DOI

doi.org/10.31577/cas.2025.01.635