Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany

Poor social integration is associated with poor quality of life among minority groups. The current study hypothesized that trust and sociability may significantly explain the quality of life performance among Sub-Saharan African migrants in Germany. Data from 518 migrants were analyzed. Hierarchical...

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Autores principales:	Adekunle Adedeji, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Erhabor S. Idemudia, Elhakim Ibrahim, Franka Metzner
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	trust sociabilities quality of life African migrant Germany social capital Sociology (General) HM401-1281
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1959bb5836dc4d438ebcb7dc35d8af9a2021-11-19T05:29:55ZTrust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany2297-777510.3389/fsoc.2021.741971https://doaj.org/article/1959bb5836dc4d438ebcb7dc35d8af9a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.741971/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-7775Poor social integration is associated with poor quality of life among minority groups. The current study hypothesized that trust and sociability may significantly explain the quality of life performance among Sub-Saharan African migrants in Germany. Data from 518 migrants were analyzed. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were calculated to assess the predictive effect of trust and sociability on aggregate quality of life. Results show that general trust and sociability explained about 21% of the variance in quality of life score (adjusted R2 = .206; p < .001) for the total sample. Socioeconomic and demographic features suggested an added predictive effect of about 8% for total sample (adjusted R2 = .279; p < .001), 10% for male (adjusted R2 = .322; p < .001) and 4% for female (adjusted R2 = .211; p < .001). The results support trust and sociability as essential in connecting to a new environment and enhancing the quality of life.Adekunle AdedejiTosin Yinka AkintundeErhabor S. IdemudiaElhakim IbrahimFranka MetznerFrontiers Media S.A.articletrustsociabilitiesquality of lifeAfrican migrantGermanysocial capitalSociology (General)HM401-1281ENFrontiers in Sociology, Vol 6 (2021)
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spellingShingle	trust sociabilities quality of life African migrant Germany social capital Sociology (General) HM401-1281 Adekunle Adedeji Tosin Yinka Akintunde Erhabor S. Idemudia Elhakim Ibrahim Franka Metzner Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany
description	Poor social integration is associated with poor quality of life among minority groups. The current study hypothesized that trust and sociability may significantly explain the quality of life performance among Sub-Saharan African migrants in Germany. Data from 518 migrants were analyzed. Hierarchical multiple linear regression models were calculated to assess the predictive effect of trust and sociability on aggregate quality of life. Results show that general trust and sociability explained about 21% of the variance in quality of life score (adjusted R2 = .206; p < .001) for the total sample. Socioeconomic and demographic features suggested an added predictive effect of about 8% for total sample (adjusted R2 = .279; p < .001), 10% for male (adjusted R2 = .322; p < .001) and 4% for female (adjusted R2 = .211; p < .001). The results support trust and sociability as essential in connecting to a new environment and enhancing the quality of life.
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author	Adekunle Adedeji Tosin Yinka Akintunde Erhabor S. Idemudia Elhakim Ibrahim Franka Metzner
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title	Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany
title_short	Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany
title_full	Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany
title_fullStr	Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany
title_full_unstemmed	Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany
title_sort	trust, sociability, and quality of life of sub-saharan african migrants in germany
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Trust, Sociability, and Quality of Life of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Germany

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