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The influence of perceived discrimination, sense of control, self-esteem and multiple discrepancies on the mental health and subjective well-being in Serbian immigrants in Canada

Vukojević Vesna (Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade)
Kuburić Zorica (Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad)
Damjanović Aleksandar (Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade)

The study focuses on the mental health and subjective well-being (SWB) of Serbian immigrants of the first generation in Canada. We wanted to examine if perceived discrimination, sense of control, self-esteem and perceived multiple discrepancy affect their mental health and SWB. Our results indicate that self-esteem and sense of control have a positive effect on mental health and all aspects of the SWB, while the perceived discrimination and perceived multiple discrepancy negatively affect SWB and mental health. Self-esteem was the most salient predictor of mental health, while the perceived multiple discrepancy was the most salient predictor of life satisfaction of Serbian immigrants.

Keywords: SWB, mental health, perceived discrimination, sense of control, self-esteem, multiple discrepancy