Video abstract. In this study, we check whether immigrants with high levels of education react more strongly when their expectations around immigration are not met. Dissatisfaction with the move is associated with less attachment to Switzerland, especially for immigrants with higher levels of education.

Genoni, Andreas, and Didier Ruedin. 2025. ‘When Expectations Backfire: Educational Differences in Declining Destination Attachment among Recent Immigrants’. Social Forces. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaf157.