Loneliness Among Migrants in Italy: Risks and Protectors

In this study we focused on migrants’ loneliness, in order to unpack risks for, and protective factors against, loneliness among migrants Italy. Our data come from the ‘Social Condition Integration Foreign Citizens’ survey conducted by ISTAT during 2011–2012 a sample of 25,000 individuals living household with at least one foreign-born member. results show that economic resources employment protect feelings, whereas education does not. Family social embeddedness satisfaction life are factors, discrimination, language barriers, deprived neighbourhoods poor health associated higher risk loneliness. Gender is key lens consider when analysing especially relation fragile populations like those migratory background.