Social workers’ migration to the United Kingdom: Comparing social networks, job and life satisfaction post-migration

This study explores if and how migrating social workers’ gender, country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction, and to building a new social network post-migration. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with particip...

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Published in:International social work 2024-03, Vol.67 (2), p.515-529
Main Authors: Hakak, Yohai, Alade, Glory, Amponsah, Kwaku, Anton, Simona, Bosah-Onuh, Sophia, Bozorgisaran, Gladys, Francis, Toks, Onokha, Shirley, Willett, Lucy, Cheung, Kei Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Country of origin
Life satisfaction
Migration
Social networks
Social workers
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Summary:This study explores if and how migrating social workers’ gender, country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction, and to building a new social network post-migration. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from Australia, Canada, India, Romania, South Africa, the United States and Zimbabwe. We found a statistically significant connection between the length of time in the United Kingdom and satisfaction from working as social workers and living in the United Kingdom. All our participating groups were generally only mildly satisfied professionally, but satisfied with living in the United Kingdom.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/00208728231162558