A conceptual model of stress and psychological resources in return migration.
This study develops a qualitative, empirically grounded conceptual model that links stress factors to psychological resources in the context of return migration. In-depth interviews with 21 voluntary return migrants in Latvia (with long-term experience abroad) and a separate focus group with five pa...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Intercultural Relations Vol. 113 |
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Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science
Jul2026
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