Well-being and social cohesion of displaced populations and the host community in Attica and Ioannina.
This paper
presents part of the results of the quantitative survey "Social Protection
and Humanitarian Assistance Systems in Greece", funded by the World Bank
and conducted by the National Centre for Social Research in Attica and Ioannina
from the beginning of 2021 to May 2021. The survey sample consisted of 1496
people. The interviews with natives were conducted via telephone calls, while
refugees and asylum seekers were interviewed in the presence of an interviewer
in person. Interviews with refugees and asylum seekers were conducted either
with people living in apartments or with people living in shelters in the
country, such as in Elaionas, Skaramagkas, Malakasa, Schisto (Attica), Katsikas
and Doliana (Ioannina). The research question of the study concerned the
comparison of indicators of well-being and social cohesion for the host
community, refugees and asylum seekers. The well-being indicators of the host
community show higher and statistically significant differences compared to
either refugees or asylum seekers, while asylum seekers show higher
psychological well-being scores compared to refugees. The "neither agree
nor disagree" in the statement "the two communities have good
relations" from all three communities reflects the level of social
cohesion of the two communities (indigenous and asylum seekers with refugees).