The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE): Results from a Four-Year Longitudinal Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Lichtenstein ◽  
Jini E Puma
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Integration Framework ◽  
Refugee Integration ◽  
Participant Retention ◽  
Survey And Evaluation ◽  
Over Time

Abstract The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE) study assessed refugee integration longitudinally within a cohort of 467 newly arrived adult refugees over the course of four years (overall participant retention was 70 per cent). The RISE instrument measured 10 ‘pathways’ to integration, as well as Overall Integration, based on Ager and Strang’s integration framework. Results show varying patterns of engagement with specific pathways over time, suggesting that members across the cohort deal with similar issues during different phases of integration. On average, the Overall Integration increased steadily over time. Men had statistically higher means than women each year on Overall Integration, although the rate of change between the two was the same. Statistical differences in rates of integration were observed by ethnicity and age. Overall Integration among refugees who were 55 years or older progressed significantly less than younger refugees. Approximately 5 per cent of the participating refugee cohort regressed to a lower level of integration each year. This study addressed a need for longitudinal research into refugee integration, using a valid and statistically reliable survey that can be adapted to other contexts worldwide.

Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers’ experiences

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Miller
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Transition To Motherhood ◽  
Transition To Fatherhood ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Made In

This chapter focuses on a qualitative longitudinal (QL) research project, Transition to Fatherhood, and later episodes of fathering and fatherhood experiences. It begins by exploring the research design of this study and considers the inherent gendered and other assumptions made in it, which mirrors an earlier research project on Transition to Motherhood. Following an examination of some of the methodological issues that arose during this qualitative longitudinal study, the chapter turns to reflect on the important question of what adding time into a qualitative study can do. It considers what happens when narratives collected in later interviews are incorporated into earlier analysis and findings as lives and fatherhood experiences change, as well as the benefits of researching individuals over time.

Dialect perceptions in real time: A restudy of Miami-Cuban perceptions

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela G. Alfaraz
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Language Change ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Demographic Changes ◽  
Cuban Spanish ◽  
Perceptual Dialectology ◽  
Over Time

Perceptual dialectology investigates nonlinguists’ beliefs about their own and other varieties. This paper fills a gap in longitudinal research in this area with a restudy of the perceptions of Miami Cubans carried out twelve years after the first study. Perceptions are examined in relation to social and demographic changes with a sample of 84 participants of Cuban origin who responded to a questionnaire about the correctness of regional varieties of Spanish. The results showed that perceptions of non-Cuban varieties remained relatively stable over time, continuing to correlate with race and poverty. Perceptions toward the Cuban Spanish of the Miami community were also stable and, as in the earlier study, were highly positive, reflecting strong beliefs in its correctness-status. In contrast, perceptions of Cuban Spanish on the island were significantly more negative; it was ranked the least correct of the regional varieties evaluated. Factors underlying perceptions are examined in relation to demographic changes, political ideology, and beliefs about race and poverty. This paper highlights the contribution of the longitudinal study of dialect perceptions to the understanding of language attitudes, intergroup relations, and language change.

scholarly journals Does How We Remember Predict How We Will Feel? A Longitudinal Study of the Influence of Overgeneral Memory on the Development of Depression in Young People

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Zara Mansoor
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young People ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Overgeneral Memory ◽  
One Year ◽  
Over Time

<p>An increased tendency towards overgeneral memory (OGM) has been associated with depression in young people. How this may impact the early development of depressive symptoms is unclear. This has been difficult to determine due to the lack of longitudinal research in this area, in particular with young people in the community prior to the development of significant depressive symptoms. The current study aimed to investigate how OGM related to the development of depression in a community sample of 235 young people aged 10- to 15-years at baseline. Measures of depression, OGM, and rumination were obtained at baseline and follow-up, one year later. As predicted, and consistent with past findings, an increased tendency towards OGM at follow-up was associated with greater depressive symptoms. However, despite indications from previous work that OGM may also predict depression prior to the emergence of symptoms, the reverse was found with depression predicting OGM over time. This suggests that among the general population, while OGM may be an associated and possible maintaining feature of depression, it appears to be a consequence of experiencing depressive symptoms rather than a significant early predictive or vulnerability factor. Contrary to evidence that rumination may also increase OGM, rumination was not significantly associated with OGM. Limitations, strengths and future directions based on these findings are discussed.</p>

Pathways to Refugee Integration: Predictions from Longitudinal Data in Colorado

2020 ◽  
Vol 690 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-99
Author(s):  
Jini E. Puma ◽  
Sarah E. Brewer ◽  
Paul Stein
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Home Country ◽  
The United States ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Refugee Integration ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Survey And Evaluation ◽  
Over Time

In this study, we examine whether and how the success of refugee integration varies over time and the factors that facilitate successful integration. Using data from the Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE), we assess the integration of 467 newly resettled refugees in Colorado over three consecutive years, beginning in 2011. We find that that integration significantly increases with more time in the United States, and that age, gender, and education in one’s home country explained approximately half of the variance in overall integration three years postarrival. The integration pathways we derive from the data explain a sizable component of the variance, and we find differences in the integration process across the population subgroups that we examine.

Methodological reflections on research with street youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 578-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Karabanow ◽  
Sean Kidd ◽  
Tyler Frederick ◽  
Alan McLuckie ◽  
Jacqueline Quick
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Street Youth ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Vulnerable Youth ◽  
Ethics Guidelines ◽  
Research Ethics Guidelines ◽  
Over Time

Summary This paper examines both the epistemological and practical limitations and challenges of data collection by reflecting on the experiences of a team of both junior and senior researchers engaged in such a longitudinal study. Findings This paper argues that longitudinal research with street youth challenges the boundaries and limits of the formal constructs of research and ethics that typically guide qualitative research by grappling with field issues such as navigating reciprocity, risk and authenticity within relationships with a vulnerable group. Application This paper calls for an explicit acknowledgement of the challenges researching populations such as street youth over time in our research ethics guidelines and encourages researchers to engage in dialogue leading to more reflective, transparent and accountable framing of how we collect data in the field with vulnerable youth populations.

scholarly journals Does How We Remember Predict How We Will Feel? A Longitudinal Study of the Influence of Overgeneral Memory on the Development of Depression in Young People

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Zara Mansoor
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young People ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Overgeneral Memory ◽  
One Year ◽  
Over Time

<p>An increased tendency towards overgeneral memory (OGM) has been associated with depression in young people. How this may impact the early development of depressive symptoms is unclear. This has been difficult to determine due to the lack of longitudinal research in this area, in particular with young people in the community prior to the development of significant depressive symptoms. The current study aimed to investigate how OGM related to the development of depression in a community sample of 235 young people aged 10- to 15-years at baseline. Measures of depression, OGM, and rumination were obtained at baseline and follow-up, one year later. As predicted, and consistent with past findings, an increased tendency towards OGM at follow-up was associated with greater depressive symptoms. However, despite indications from previous work that OGM may also predict depression prior to the emergence of symptoms, the reverse was found with depression predicting OGM over time. This suggests that among the general population, while OGM may be an associated and possible maintaining feature of depression, it appears to be a consequence of experiencing depressive symptoms rather than a significant early predictive or vulnerability factor. Contrary to evidence that rumination may also increase OGM, rumination was not significantly associated with OGM. Limitations, strengths and future directions based on these findings are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals A complex psychological systems perspective on the temporal dynamics of compliance with behavioral measures and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study in the Netherlands.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Chambon ◽  
Jonas Dalege ◽  
Denny Borsboom ◽  
Lourens Waldorp ◽  
Han van der Maas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Do So

This longitudinal research aims to examine the temporal dynamics of a broad range of variables related to compliance with behavioral measures and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. We do so by adopting a complex psychological systems approach. Dutch participants (N = 2,399) completed a survey with COVID-19-related variables for five times over a period of 10 weeks (April 23th – June 30th 2020). With this data we estimated within-person COVID-19 networks containing the psychological variables and their relations, including predictive effects over time. Results suggest that support for behavioral measures and involvement in the pandemic are most important for compliance. The included variables provided substantive information on the dynamics of compliance with preventive behaviors and well-being during pandemics, justifying our complex psychological systems approach. Although the COVID-19 networks were comparable over time and within measurements, observed differences may inform interventions aimed at improving compliance with behavioral measures during pandemics.

Multiple Selves and Multitasking: A Dynamic Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 009365022199149
Author(s):  
Shan Xu ◽  
Zheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Multiple Selves ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Over Time

This study integrates the theory of multiple selves within the theoretical framework of dynamic motivational activation (DMA) to identify the dynamic patterns of multiple self-concepts (i.e., the potential self, the actual self) in multitasking (e.g., primary and secondary activities) in daily life. A three-week experience sampling study was conducted on college students. Dynamic panel modeling results suggest that the self-concepts are both sustaining and shifting in daily activities and media activities. Specifically, the potential and actual selves sustained themselves over time in primary and secondary activities, but they also shifted from one to another to achieve a balance in primary activities over time. Interestingly, secondary activities were not driven by the alternative self-concept in primary activities, but instead, by the emotional experiences of primary activities. Furthermore, the findings identified that multitasking to fulfill their actual self did not motivate people to re-prioritize their potential self later.

scholarly journals Daily gender expression is associated with psychological adjustment for some people, but mainly men

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriene M. Beltz ◽  
Amy M. Loviska ◽  
Alexander Weigard
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Gender Expression ◽  
Daily Experiences ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Daily Changes ◽  
Male Pattern

AbstractTo what extent does gender expression vary day-to-day? Are daily changes related to psychological adjustment in the same way for all individuals? A person-specific approach was used to answer these questions in a 75-day intensive longitudinal study. Fifty-seven cisgender adults (27 women) provided over 4000 reports of daily masculinity and femininity and of three indices of internalizing problems. Results revealed: (a) substantial daily fluctuations in gender expression, especially in women; (b) sample-level links between daily increases in femininity or reductions in masculinity and heightened anxiety, depression, and self-reproach for men, but no apparent links for women; and (c) person-specific links between gender expression and psychological adjustment, such that some women reported internalizing problems with reduced masculinity (average male pattern) and some men reported problems with heightened masculinity (opposite the average male pattern). Findings highlight how intensive longitudinal research can illuminate the uniqueness of gender-related daily experiences, and their implications for the wellbeing of individuals.

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