The paper investigates the connection between intergenerational relationships in migrant families and well-being. The study is based on samples of Turkish, Italian, and Greek migrant families in Germany. Within these families, a total of 1408 dyads of same-sex parent-child-dyads were interviewed with a standardized questionnaire, with the respective child being aged between 14 and 17 years. Additionally, Turkish migrant families ("movers") are compared to families in Turkey ("stayers"). The health hazards are measured by a list of psychosomatic symptoms, and a list of stress and burdening experiences; in the context of this study, both measures are used as a test, whether the development of the parent-child-relationships and the spousal relationships is undergoing severe conflicts, resulting in individual health hazards of the family members. Empirical evidence is provided, that the migrant situation is neither a major source for intergenerational conflicts nor for related health hazards. Instead, migrant families show a higher cohesion than non-migrant families. A major source of decreased well-being is obviously perceived discrimination in the receiving context.

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perception Germany human wellbeing social aspect Turkey (republic) health status Urbanization religion academic achievement ethnic difference Empathy stress socioeconomics Article migration cohort analysis psychosomatic disorder family planning health hazard child parent relation