Abstract

We explore the role of personal values in the experiences and endeavors of a good life among Hmong and Somali former refugees who have resettled in the United States. Using thematic analysis of semi-structured qualitative interviews, we first identify and examine personal values central to their sense of a good life. With a person-centered analysis, we then highlight patterns showing how different values are related to one another in former refugees’ statements of a good life. We highlight how former refugees’ life experiences may lead them to hold motivationally opposing values that typically do not coexist as value priorities.

中文翻译：

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前难民美好生活经历和努力的价值观

摘要

我们探讨了在美国重新定居的苗族和索马里前难民的美好生活经历和努力中个人价值观的作用。通过半结构化定性访谈的主题分析，我们首先确定并检查对他们美好生活感至关重要的个人价值观。然后，通过以人为本的分析，我们重点介绍了一些模式，这些模式显示了前难民对美好生活的陈述中不同价值观如何相互关联。我们强调前难民的生活经历如何可能导致他们持有动机上相反的价值观，而这些价值观通常不会作为价值优先事项共存。