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Mental health, integration, and voting in municipal elections among foreign-born population
| العنوان: | Mental health, integration, and voting in municipal elections among foreign-born population |
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| المؤلفون: | Seppänen, A, Lilja, E, Sipinen, J, Kazi, V, Kuusio, H |
| المصدر: | European Journal of Public Health ; volume 31, issue Supplement_3 ; ISSN 1101-1262 1464-360X |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
| الوصف: | Background Social inclusion measures are essentially related with health among foreign-born population (FBP). Municipal elections provide a way to participate in societal decision making even for those without Finnish citizenship. However, the voter turnout in municipal elections among FBP has remained low. The aim of this study is to explore mental health, migration and integration related factors' associations with voting in municipal elections among FBP. Methods Associations between self-reported municipal voter turnout and language skills, main reason for migration, psychological strain and sense of belonging (SB) to locals, country of origin and other groups were studied by using nationally representative data from the cross-sectional Survey on Well-Being among Foreign-Born Population (FinMonik, n = 6836). Weights were used to correct the sample. Age and sex were used as control variables. Results Voter turnout was higher among those with: at least intermediate local language skills (39% vs. 25%, p < 0.001); those who moved because of family (42%), studies (39%) or refugee status (39%) versus those who moved because of work (23%, p < 0.001); no psychological strain (38% vs. 27%, p < 0.001); SB to locals and country of origin (45%) and SB to locals but no country of origin (43%) versus those with SB to country of origin but no SB to locals, or those with no SB to any of the groups presented (both 25% p < 0.001). Conclusions Lack of language skills can be a barrier to participate in municipal elections. Migrating for family reasons might reflect commitment to stay in current country and therefore increase motivation to influence by voting. Moreover, lack of sense of belonging to locals and psychological strain might demotivate participation. Key messages Factors hindering political participation can be manifold and need more studies to enhance participation across all groups. Attention should be paid to provide clear and sufficient information regarding municipal elections ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.699 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.699 http://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article-pdf/31/Supplement_3/ckab164.699/40781932/ckab164.699.pdf |
| Rights: | https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.C026CA17 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.699 |
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