Subjective Well-Being as a Measure of Economic Welfare and Its Impact on the Integration and Socialization of Migrants

Year 2025, Volume: 18 Issue: 5, 2741 - 2761, 19.09.2025

Şerafettin Keleş

https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1663071

Abstract

Subjective Well-Being (SWB) as a measure of economic well-being has a significant impact on the integration and socialization of immigrants. The aim and subject of this study is to determine in what direction and to what extent the subjective well-being of immigrants affects their social hopes, social capital, social harmony and economic expectations. The quantitative data set of the study was obtained from the survey conducted in 2022 with Meskhetian Turks settled in Erzincan, located in the east of Turkey. Quantitative analyzes of the study were conducted using Structural Equation Modeling. The horizontal data set was obtained from surveys conducted with 269 Meskhetian Turks. The findings of the study showed that Meskhetian Turks have high and positive subjective well-being. Likewise, the findings revealed that the high and positive subjective well-being of immigrants also highly and positively affects their social hopes, social capital, social harmony and economic expectations. Considering the causes, consequences and costs of migration, which is a global problem, it has been concluded that ways to solve the problem at its source should be investigated.

Keywords

Erzincan , Migration , Subjective Well-Being , Social Cohesion , Social Capital , Social Hope , Economic Expectation

Ekonomik Refahın Bir Ölçüsü Olarak Öznel Refah ve Göçmenlerin Entegrasyonu ve Sosyalleşmesi Üzerindeki Etkisi

Abstract

Bir ekonomik refah ölçütü olarak Öznel İyi Oluş (ÖİO), göçmenlerin entegrasyonu ve sosyalleşmeleri üzerinde oldukça etkili olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı ve konusu, göçmenlerin ÖİO’sunun onların; sosyal umutları, sosyal sermayeleri, sosyal uyumları ve ekonomik beklentilerini ne yönde ve ne düzeyde etkilediğinin tespit edilmesidir. Çalışmanın nicel veri seti, Türkiye’nin doğusunda yer alan Erzincan’a yerleştirilen Ahıska Türkleri ile 2022 yılında yapılan anket çalışmasından elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın nicel analizleri Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Yatay veri seti, 269 Ahıska Türkü ile yapılan anketlerden elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın bulguları, Ahıska Türkleri’nin yüksek derecede ve pozitif yönde ÖİO’ya sahip olduklarını göstermiştir. Yine bulgular, göçmenlerin yüksek derecede ve pozitif yönde ÖİO’larının onların sosyal umutlarını, sosyal sermayelerini, sosyal uyumlarını ve ekonomik beklentilerini de yüksek derecede ve pozitif yönde etkilediğini ortaya koymuştur. Küresel bir sorun olan göçün nedenleri, sonuçları ve maliyeti göz önüne alınarak sorunu kaynağında çözme yollarının araştırılması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

Erzincan , Göç , Öznel İyi Oluş , Sosyal Uyum , Sosyal Sermaye , Sosyal Umut , Ekonomik Beklenti

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