Abstract
It is thought that children whose family migrated may have a high social anxiety due to being not acepted by public and being exposed to negative evaluation. This study examines the social anxiety of migrated and nonmigrated children in terms of gender, socio-economic level and prevalence of child labour. The study group included 727 migrated and nomigrated secondary school students in Mersin. Data were collected with the Social Anxiety Scale for Children and the Personal Information Sheet. As a result, it is found that social anxiety differs depending on migration, gender, working situation and their reasons for migration. Child labour and low socio-economic level are more prevalent in the immigrant group. In this contex, it can be asserted that immigration constitutes to be a risk factor for experiencing social anxiety problems. Considering that migration is a continuing phenomenon, it would be necessary for some institutions such as the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, to carry out preventive studies collaboratively to ensure the children from migrant families are less affected by social anxiety and similar psychological difficulties.
Highlights
Migration, referring to people moving from one place to another or relocating, in general is a very complex concept in terms of both causes and consequences
Immigration due to severe repulsive conditions such as humanitarian crisis, armed conflict, environmental destruction are the compulsory immigration category while migration due to unemployment, poverty and exclusion conditions, which is lighter than the heavy repulsive conditions, fall in the voluntary immigration category (Bijak, 2006 )
The social anxiety of immigrant children and not migrating children was examined in terms of variables such as immigration, gender, socioeconomic status, and child labour
Summary
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ailesi göç etmiş çocuklar, Çocuk emeği, Göç nedenleri. Ailesi göç etmiş olan çocuklarda negatif değerlendirilme ve kabul görmeme kaygısı nedeniyle sosyal kaygının yüksek olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmada ailesi göçle gelen ve gelmeyen çocukların sosyal kaygıları; cinsiyet, sosyo - ekonomik düzey ve çocuk işçiliği değişkenleri açısından incelenmiştir. Yine göç eden grupta çocuk işçiliği ve düşük sosyo-ekonomik düzey daha yaygındır. Göç olgusunun çocukların sosyal kaygı problemi yaşama durumları için risk faktörü oluşturduğu söylenebilir. Geçmişten günümüze süregelen bir olgu olduğu ve gelecekte de devam etme potansiyeli dikkate alındığında; göç eden ailelere mensup çocukların sosyal kaygı ve benzeri psikolojik zorluklardan daha az etkilenmelerini sağlamak amacıyla Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanlığı, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, Sağlık Bakanlığı gibi kurumların ortaklaşa bir eylem planı çerçevesinde önleyici çalışmalar yapması yararlı olacaktır.
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