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Women’s experiences of immigration detention in Italy: Examining immigration procedural fairness, human dignity, and health
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Recent decades have witnessed a growing number of states around the world relying
on border control measures, such as immigration detention, to govern human mobility
and control the movements of those classified as “unauthorised non-citizens.” In
response to this, an increasing number of scholars from several disciplines, including
psychologists, have begun to examine this phenomenon. In spite of the widespread
concerns raised, few studies have been conducted inside immigration detention sites,
primarily due to difficulties in gaining access. This body of research becomes even
scanter when it comes to the experiences of detained women. This study is the first
of its kind to have surveyed 93 women confined in an Italian immigration detention
facility. A partial mediation model with latent variables was tested through partial least
structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The findings revealed the negative impact that
unfair immigration procedures have on detained women’s human dignity, which in turn
negatively affects their self-rated physical and mental health. Overall, our study sheds
light on the dehumanisation and damage to human dignity that immigration detention
entails, as well as its negative impact on the health of those affected. This evidence
reinforces the image of these institutions as sites of persistent injustice, while stressing
the need to envision alternative justice-oriented forms to address human mobility
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Immigration detention Immigration procedural fairness Human dignity health Partial least structural Equation modelling Women Italian detention system
Citation
Esposito, F., Di Martino, S., Briozzo, E., Arcidiacono, C., & Ornelas, J. (2022). Women’s Experiences of Immigration Detention in Italy: Examining Immigration Procedural Fairness, Human Dignity, and Health. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.798629
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Frontiers Media S.A.