A theoretical framework of the integration and well-being of migrant and refugee minors in Europe

[EN] Migrant and refugee children face specific challenges that strongly affect their well-being during the integration process in host societies. The institutions and entities in the field dedicated to childhood and migration remark the need to better nuance the factors involved in fostering migran...

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Autores: Bajo Marcos, Eva, Fernández García, Merceces, Serrano Sanguilinda, Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/359251
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/359251
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Migrant children
Child well-being
Integration
Theoretical framework
Child-centred
Infancia migrante
Bienestar
Integración
Marco teórico
Centrado en el niño
Immigrants
Child welfare
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Sumario:[EN] Migrant and refugee children face specific challenges that strongly affect their well-being during the integration process in host societies. The institutions and entities in the field dedicated to childhood and migration remark the need to better nuance the factors involved in fostering migrant and refugee children’s well-being, leaning upon researchers to obtain a more accurate portrayal of these childhood experiences.After carrying out a critical narrative review of current models of child well-being and integration, a child-centred analytical frame linking conceptual contributions from both bodies of literature is provided. Upon this basis, a comprehensive theoretical framework that encompasses ecological theory, the new sociology of childhood and interculturalism is discussed thoroughly, with its application in specialised research on this population. These results should be useful for impact policy-making and develop evidence-based psychosocial interventions for migrant and refugee children in Europe.