Study

Publication
Author(s)	Lönnqvist, J.E.; Jasinskaja-Lathi, I; Leikas, S.; Mähönen, T.A.
Title	The Mixed Blessings of Migration. Life Satisfaction and Self-Esteem over the Course of Migration.
Source	European Journal of Social Psychology, 2015, Vol. 45, 496 - 514
URL	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejsp.2105
Investigation
Public	Russian Diaspora migrants, Russia to Finland, followed 4 years, 2008-2013
Last assesment	2013
	T0: April/May 2008 (approximately a year before migration), T1: October 2009/April 2010 (approximately half a year after migration), T2: December 2011/April 2012 (approximately two years after migration), T3: September 2012/January 2013 (approximately three years after migration)
Survey name	INPRES
	Last wave was part of the 'Longitudinal Analysis of diaspora migration from Russia to Finland' (LADA)
Sample	Non-probability purposive sample
	Sample collected at Finnish language courses that were part of the immigration training program organized by the Finnish authorities is Russia.
Respondents N =	85
	T0: N=225, T1: N=155, T2: N=133, T3: N=85
Non Response	62%
Assesment	Questionnaire: paper
Happiness measure(s) used

Full text	Selfreport on four questions: Using the 1-5 scale below, indicate your agreement with each of the items by placing the appropriate number on the line preceding that item. Please be open and honest in your responding. A In most ways my life is close to ideal B The conditions of my life are excellent C I am satisfied with my life D So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life Answers rated: 5 strongly agree 4 slightly agree 3 neither agree nor disagree 2 slightly disagree 1 strongly disagree Computation:(A+B+C+D)/4 Name: Shortened Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (In the original scale item 5 reads: 'If I could live my life over, I would change nothing'. This item is left out in this selection because a positive answer to this question does not necessarily mean that the respondent doesn't like the life he/she actually lives.)
Classification	O-Sum-u-mq-v-5-ba
Author's label	Life satisfaction
Page in publication	11, 34
Remarks	Own calculation of average T0 to T4.
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Author's label		Our subject description
Acculturative stress	show	Amount of problems perceived
Acculturative stress	show	Integration in new community, also classified as above ↑
Adaptation difficulties	show	Integration in new community
Adaptation difficulties	show	Kind of problems perceived, also classified as above ↑
Migration	show	Ever moved or not
Migration	show	Recently moved, also classified as above ↑
Migration	show	Time since last move, also classified as above ↑
Self-efficacy	show	Self-confidant
Subjective economic situation	show	Subjective poverty
Subjective economic situation	show	Welfare, also classified as above ↑