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premigration

premigration

7.5
The time before people move to a new place
  • noun
  • /ˌpriːˈmaɪɡreɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: premigración
  • The premigration phase for many refugees is filled with uncertainty and anxiety as they prepare for their journey.
  • premigration stresses
  • premigration nightmares
  • premigration experiences

Examples

  • Social workers in health care should not ignore the impact of premigration experiences on the refugee's mental health.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Vietnamese people who experienced more premigration stresses reported more frequent nightmares.

    Academic text (1993)
  • People with better English ability reported more premigration stresses that were directly related to having more nightmares.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Older Vietnamese people experienced more premigration stresses than did their younger counterparts.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Refugees' premigration stresses are conceptualized as having a direct effect on their psychological functioning.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Specifically, this study reveals that Vietnamese respondents who experienced more premigration stresses also experienced more acculturation stresses.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The analysis revealed that premigration stresses, nightmares, and acculturation stresses had significant indirect effects on depression.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The indirect effect of age suggests that older Vietnamese respondents who experienced more premigration stresses had higher levels of depression than those who had fewer premigration stresses.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Premigration stresses had a significant and strong direct effect on nightmares (DE = .662, p < .001).

    Academic text (1993)
  • Therefore, the model specifies that premigration stresses have a direct effect on nightmares and indirect effects on acculturation stresses, personal efficacy, and depression.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

pre-departure
vspremigration
1 3.8

The time just before someone leaves for a trip

is less immediate and covers the whole earlier period before moving
preimmigration
vspremigration
7.0

Happening before a person moves to live in another country

is broader and applies before many kinds of movement

Surface Forms

premigration singular
premigrations plural

Morphology

premigration = migration (transparent) = pre + migrate + ion

The noun meaning 'the time or state before migration' follows a clear and productive pattern with 'pre-' plus 'migration'.

Etymology

Premigration combines pre- meaning 'before' and migration meaning 'moving to a new place'. As a noun, it names the time or situation before people move, for example the plans or problems families have in the period before they leave.