What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey

Songül Gül

doi:10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439

What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey

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This article aims to evaluate the life satisfaction of immigrant prisoners placed in a prison in eastern Turkey by focusing on economic and non-economic factors. A questionnaire was applied to 90 male prisoners in this prison. The dependent variable is a standard life satisfaction question, ranging from 0 (not at all satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied). The data used in the study were analyzed with the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis method. Findings show that household income satisfaction positively affects inmates’ happiness. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean happiness before and after migration. There has been a significant decrease in the happiness of individuals who have been imprisoned after migration. Factors such as satisfaction with the length of stay in Turkey and being informed about legal rights have positive effects on life satisfaction. As the level of education increases, the happiness of individuals decreases

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

Türkçe

Konular

Ekonomi Politik Teorisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Notu

Yazarlar

Songül Gül
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Eylül 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

24 Şubat 2023

Kabul Tarihi

4 Ağustos 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA36AN27TN

Kaynak Göster

RIS / Bibtex

APA

Gül, S. (2023). What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, 27(3), 224-230. https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439

AMA

1.Gül S. What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 2023;27(3):224-230. doi:10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439

Chicago

Gül, Songül. 2023. “What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 27 (3): 224-30. https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439.

EndNote

Gül S (01 Eylül 2023) What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 27 3 224–230.

IEEE

[1]S. Gül, “What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey”, Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, c. 27, sy 3, ss. 224–230, Eyl. 2023, doi: 10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439.

ISNAD

Gül, Songül. “What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 27/3 (01 Eylül 2023): 224-230. https://doi.org/10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439.

JAMA

1.Gül S. What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 2023;27:224–230.

MLA

Gül, Songül. “What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, c. 27, sy 3, Eylül 2023, ss. 224-30, doi:10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439.

Vancouver

1.Songül Gül. What Makes an Immigrant Prisoners Satisfied? The Case of Afghans in Turkey. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 01 Eylül 2023;27(3):224-30. doi:10.5152/JSSI.2023.23439