premigration
- noun
- /ˌpriːˈmaɪɡreɪʃən/
- Specialized
- 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
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Social workers in health care should not ignore the impact of premigration experiences on the refugee's mental health.
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Vietnamese people who experienced more premigration stresses reported more frequent nightmares.
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People with better English ability reported more premigration stresses that were directly related to having more nightmares.
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Older Vietnamese people experienced more premigration stresses than did their younger counterparts.
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Refugees' premigration stresses are conceptualized as having a direct effect on their psychological functioning.
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Specifically, this study reveals that Vietnamese respondents who experienced more premigration stresses also experienced more acculturation stresses.
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The analysis revealed that premigration stresses, nightmares, and acculturation stresses had significant indirect effects on depression.
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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.
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Premigration stresses had a significant and strong direct effect on nightmares (DE = .662, p < .001).
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Therefore, the model specifies that premigration stresses have a direct effect on nightmares and indirect effects on acculturation stresses, personal efficacy, and depression.
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Synonyms
The time just before someone leaves for a trip
Happening before a person moves to live in another country
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.