The vast majority of immigration-focused research in psychology is rooted in deficit models that center on negative health outcomes (e.g., depression, acculturative stress, anxiety, substance use), resulting in a widely held assumption that immigrants are at greater risk for pathology and poor well-being compared with native-born individuals. Moreover, current political discourse often portrays immigrants as more prone to crime compared with native-born individuals. From a positive-psychology perspective, we argue that, despite numerous migration-related challenges, many immigrant populations report positive patterns of psychological health. We also provide evidence that immigrants are, in fact, less prone to crime than their native-born counterparts. We conclude by discussing several contributing factors that account for positive immigrant well-being across the range of destination countries. Ultimately, the field should address questions regarding (a) immigrants' strategies for coping with the challenges involved in adapting to new homelands and (b) asset-based factors that help immigrants to thrive during difficult life challenges.

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建立积极的移民心理。

绝大多数以移民为重点的心理学研究都基于赤字模型，该模型以负面的健康结果（例如抑郁，适应性压力，焦虑，药物滥用）为中心，导致人们普遍认为移民面临更大的病理疾病风险。与土生土长的人相比，幸福感较差。此外，与本地出生的人相比，当前的政治言论通常将移民描绘为更容易犯罪。从积极心理学的角度来看，我们认为，尽管面临着众多与移民有关的挑战，但许多移民人口仍表现出积极的心理健康模式。我们还提供证据表明，实际上，移民比本地出生的移民更不容易犯罪。最后，我们讨论了影响整个目的地国家范围内积极移民福祉的几个促成因素。最终，该领域应解决以下问题：（a）移民应对新家园所面临的挑战的战略；（b）有助于移民在艰难的生活挑战中ive壮成长的资产基础因素。