Situated in the intersection of the literature on QoL and lifestyle migration, this paper contributes to the discussion of three subjective components of QoL after migrating to another country. These are hedonic (happiness), evaluative (life satisfaction) and eudaimonic (having a purposeful or worthwhile life). Based on 36 in-depth interviews to Swedish citizens permanently living in Portugal, a group understudied in the lifestyle migration framework, three groups of individuals were identified according to the drivers of migration. Following a life-course approach, the research question exploring in what way has the QoL changed (or not) after migrating to Portugal is responded. Swedes compare different issues premigrating and postmigrating, cutting across the drivers that brought them to Portugal. The findings suggest differences in happiness, life satisfaction and purposefulness differ according to one's relative economic comfort, standards established for oneself moral principles on how to live, and identity making projects. Despite the challenges that remain, the perceived QoL has generally increased after settling in Portugal comparatively to what it was in their home country, especially in the evaluative and eudaimonic components.

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移民会改善生活质量吗？居住在葡萄牙的瑞典移民案例

本文位于生活质量和生活方式移民文献的交叉点，有助于讨论移民到另一个国家后生活质量的三个主观组成部分。这些是享乐性（幸福）、评价性（生活满意度）和幸福性（有目标或有价值的生活）。基于对永久居住在葡萄牙的瑞典公民（生活方式移民框架中的研究对象）的 36 次深入访谈，根据移民驱动因素确定了三组个人。遵循生命历程的方法，回答了移民到葡萄牙后生活质量以何种方式改变（或没有）的研究问题。瑞典人比较了移民前和移民后的不同问题，并跨越了将他们带到葡萄牙的驱动因素。研究结果表明，幸福感、生活满意度和目标感的差异取决于一个人的相对经济舒适度、为自己制定的生活方式道德原则标准以及身份塑造项目。尽管仍然存在挑战，但在葡萄牙定居后，与在祖国相比，人们的生活质量普遍有所提高，尤其是在评估和幸福方面。