Congratulations to Mrs. Udeshika Chandrarathne, Mr. Asel Hettiarachchi, and Mrs. Oshadhie Silva on their Prestigious Publication!
We are thrilled to announce that Mrs Udeshika Chandrarathne, Mr Asel Hettiarachchi, and Mrs Oshadhie Silva have published a groundbreaking article titled “Caring for elderly parents while living away: Sri Lanka’s professional and skilled emigrants” in the Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, Sage Journal. This remarkable accomplishment in a prestigious journal (ABDC C, Q2, Scopus indexed) is truly commendable and highlights their dedication and expertise in this important field.
Their study sheds light on the significant psychological costs that migrants face in providing parental care within transnational families. The facilitation of transnational elderly care is complicated by associated stressors and mediated by systems that ease the emotional burden. With the recently growing skilled emigration from Sri Lanka, often serving as a means of escapism, unique challenges arise in navigating the care needs of the left-behind elderly.
The research explores how 10 skilled migrants from Sri Lanka attempted to provide transnational care. Findings revealed that emigrants resorted to many conventional and novel coping mechanisms, which in turn, mediated their return decisions.
This publication is not only a significant academic achievement but also an important contribution to understanding the complexities of transnational family dynamics and the psychological aspects of skilled migration. We are incredibly proud of Udeshika, Asel, and Oshadhie for their outstanding work and look forward to their future contributions to the field.
Keep up the fantastic work!