Vol. 23 No. 1 (2020)
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Optimism and subjective wellbeing influence over the emigrational behavior

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  • Ekaterina DIMITROVA

Published 06/10/2020

Keywords

  • optimism,
  • influence,
  • emigrational behavior,
  • state policy,
  • subjective wellbeing

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DIMITROVA, E. (2020). Optimism and subjective wellbeing influence over the emigrational behavior. Psychological Research (in the Balkans), 23(1). Retrieved from https://journalofpsychology.org/index.php/1/article/view/59

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Abstract

The article reviews the topic of the optimistic attitude and the feeling of subjective wellbeing
concerning the individual’s intention to emigrate in another country. The main theoretical aspects of the
given phenomenon are presented, which aspects show a direct connection between optimism, subjective
wellbeing and the decision of permanent emigration.

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