Moroccan Immigrant Women in Spain: Problems of Identity and Emotional Well-being

In this article we have attempted to focus on the vision that Moroccan immigrant women in Spain have of the concept of identity and the view that they have of both the Spanish and the Moroccan cultures as well as of the traces left by the migratory phenomenon in the construction of their personality. Our aim is to highlight how the experiences of Moroccan immigrant women in Spain can bring forth different responses depending on their features (whether positive or negative) and how they influence the evaluation made concerning their immigration process in the host society. The results of this research highlight how loyalty of these women to their home country often contradict each other and have to be negociated throughout the process of psychological and social adaptation in the new context.