HOW DO THOSE-WHO-STAY AND THOSE-WHO-LEAVE COPE THE FAMILY SEPARATION DUE TO MIGRATION?

Abstract

This article focused on comparing the way of responding to family separation in those-whostay (N=11 residences in México) with those-who-leave (N=60 immigrants living in US). The scale of acculturation and coping styles for migrants from Ojeda (2014) and collage were used, with a mixed design. From the quantitative analyzes, it was seen in those-who-leave that the most reported coping response was preference for the culture of origin and forging expected social/family roles. Of the qualitative ones, those-who-stay mentioned maintaining cultural roots to strengthen their identity of origin. In both, there was a need to reconstruct the identity broken by migration process, ongoing to safe their psycho-emotional over economic stability. The new generations should be encouraged to develop projects within their community, as a strategy to adapt to change and have to offer to future returnees.