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International Journal of
Population Studies Objective and subjective assimilation of migrants

Table 2. Direct, indirect, and total effects: results of sem (unstandardized)
Reference group Assimilation into the reference Assimilation into the mainstream Subjective Well‑being
Direct/Total Direct Indirect Total Direct Indirect Total Direct Indirect Total
Exogenous variables
Age −0.202* −0.002 0.007 0.005 −0.222 −0.006 −0.228 0.007 −0.009 0.002
Gender (male = 1) 0.055 0.735*** −0.002 0.733*** 0.586*** 0.258*** 0.844*** −0.058 0.041** −0.017
Education 0.114* 0.224 −0.004 0.220 0.117 0.081 0.199* 0.006 0.007 0.013
Years of migration −0.015 −0.003 0.001 −0.002 0.048 −0.002 0.046 0.008 0.004 0.012
Intention to stay 0.290* - −0.010 −0.010 −0.245 0.007 −0.238 0.141** −0.022 0.119*
Mainstream - - - - −0.093*** - −0.093*** - −0.006** −0.006**
income
Mediating variables
Reference group - −0.033 - −0.033 0.036 −0.012 0.024 −0.025 0.002 −0.023
Assimilation into - - - - 0.350*** - 0.350*** −0.014 0.022*** 0.008
the reference group
Assimilation into - - - - - - - 0.063*** - 0.063***
the mainstream
Model fit
Chi-square test 0.188
RMSEA 0.026
CFI 0.986
N 367
Note: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001. Standard errors, P values, Model Fit statistics are all based on Satorra–Bentler adjustments.

Table 3. Direct, indirect, and total effects: Results of sem (standardized)
Reference Assimilation into the Assimilation into the mainstream Subjective well‑being
Group reference group
Direct/Total Direct Indirect Total Direct Indirect Total Direct Indirect Total
Exogenous variables
Age −0.114* −0.001 0.002 0.001 −0.074 −0.002 −0.076 0.012 −0.015 −0.003
Gender (male = 1) 0.029 0.173*** −0.001 0.172*** 0.184*** 0.081*** 0.265*** −0.086 0.061** −0.025
Education 0.110* 0.096 −0.002 0.094 0.067 0.046 0.113* 0.015 0.017 0.032
Years of migration −0.016 −0.002 0.001 −0.001 0.030 −0.001 0.029 0.024 0.010 0.034
Intention to stay 0.137* - −0.002 −0.002 −0.068 0.002 −0.066 0.186** −0.029 0.157*
Mainstream income - - - - −0.177*** - −0.177*** - −0.052** −0.052**
Mediating variables
Reference group - −0.015 - −0.015 0.021 −0.007 0.014 −0.071 0.006 0.065
Assimilation into - - - - 0.468*** - 0.468*** −0.086 0.138*** 0.052
the reference group
Assimilation into - - - - - - - 0.294*** - 0.294***
the mainstream
Model fit
Chi-square test 0.188
RMSEA 0.026
CFI 0.986
N 367
Note: *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001. Standard errors, P-values, model fit statistics are all based on Satorra–Bentler adjustments

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