Adaptation of migrants, 1979-1982: File 82h

A sample of families from several European countries were studied by questionnaire in 1979 at the time they appeared for interview with immigration officers in various Australian consulates, and again in 1981 and 1982 following their arrival in Australia. The main concerns of the study were the correlates of adaptive success. The 1979 questionnaire included measures of family structure, interpersonal and community relations, socio- economic status and psychological distress. Over half of this sample replied to a one page mail questionnaire following their arrival in Australia, giving brief information about home ownership, occupational status of the head of household, group membership, use of medical services, pleasant and unpleasant experiences in Australia. The major post-migration interview in 1982 included measures of: the respondent's satisfaction with life circumstances, friends, community, possessions, family, spouse, children, job, school, recreation, housework and national government; improved circumstances through immigration; subjective wellbeing; judged interpersonal traits; and acculturation. Acquaintances of the respondent provided measures of self-esteem, adaptability, inter- personal competence and symptoms of strain. Co-workers provided appraisals of the respondent's performance on the job. Schools in which children were enrolled gave information about the student's performance in school. Judgements of neighbourhood prestige and average cost of a three-bedroom home in that neighbourhood were obtained from real estate agents, and the investigators rated the size and condition of the respondent's home and the condition of the adjacent homes. Most of the same questions were asked of a sample of native Australian families living in Sydney and Canberra for comparison with the new migrants. The 1982 questionnaire was pilot tested on a sample of migrant families in Canberra in 1981.

d030082h - Ratings of worker (R) by employer

1979年，研究人员针对在澳大利亚各领事馆接受移民官员面谈的多个欧洲国家家庭样本开展问卷调查，并在他们移居澳大利亚后的1981年与1982年再次进行追踪调研。本研究的核心关切为适应成功的相关关联因素。
1979年的问卷涵盖家庭结构、人际与社区关系、社会经济地位（socio-economic status）以及心理困扰（psychological distress）等测量维度。该样本中有超过半数的家庭在移居澳大利亚后回复了一页纸的邮寄问卷，简要提供了房屋所有权、户主职业地位、群体成员身份、医疗服务使用情况，以及在澳大利亚的愉快与不愉快经历等信息。
1982年开展的主要移民后访谈包含以下测量内容：受访者对生活环境、朋友、社区、财产、家庭、配偶、子女、工作、学业、休闲、家务以及国家政府的满意度；通过移民实现的境况改善；主观幸福感（subjective wellbeing）；人际特质评判；以及文化适应（acculturation）。受访者的熟人需提供自尊、适应能力、人际胜任力以及压力症状的相关测量数据；同事需对受访者的工作表现作出评价；子女就读的学校需提供学生在校表现的相关信息。研究人员还从房产中介处获取了社区声望评分以及该社区三居室住宅的平均房价，并对受访者住宅的面积与状况以及邻近住宅的状况进行评分。
为与新移民家庭进行对比，研究人员同时向居住在悉尼与堪培拉的澳大利亚本土家庭样本发放了大部分相同的调研问题。1982年的问卷曾于1981年在堪培拉的移民家庭样本中完成预测试。
d030082h——雇主对受访者（R）的工作表现评分