Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement

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Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education : The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement. / Spaas, Caroline; Verelst, An; Devlieger, Ines; Aalto, Sanni; Andersen, Arnfinn J.; Durbeej, Natalie; Hilden, Per Kristian; Kankaanpää, Reeta; Primdahl, Nina Langer; Opaas, Marianne; Osman, Fatumo; Peltonen, Kirsi; Sarkadi, Anna; Skovdal, Morten; Jervelund, Signe Smith; Soye, Emma; Watters, Charles; Derluyn, Ilse; Colpin, Hilde; De Haene, Lucia.

In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2022, p. 848–870.

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Harvard

Spaas, C, Verelst, A, Devlieger, I, Aalto, S, Andersen, AJ, Durbeej, N, Hilden, PK, Kankaanpää, R, Primdahl, NL, Opaas, M, Osman, F, Peltonen, K, Sarkadi, A, Skovdal, M, Jervelund, SS, Soye, E, Watters, C, Derluyn, I, Colpin, H & De Haene, L 2022, 'Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement', Journal of Youth and Adolescence, pp. 848–870. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01515-y

APA

Spaas, C., Verelst, A., Devlieger, I., Aalto, S., Andersen, A. J., Durbeej, N., Hilden, P. K., Kankaanpää, R., Primdahl, N. L., Opaas, M., Osman, F., Peltonen, K., Sarkadi, A., Skovdal, M., Jervelund, S. S., Soye, E., Watters, C., Derluyn, I., Colpin, H., & De Haene, L. (2022). Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 848–870. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01515-y

Vancouver

Spaas C, Verelst A, Devlieger I, Aalto S, Andersen AJ, Durbeej N et al. Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2022;848–870. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01515-y

Author

Spaas, Caroline ; Verelst, An ; Devlieger, Ines ; Aalto, Sanni ; Andersen, Arnfinn J. ; Durbeej, Natalie ; Hilden, Per Kristian ; Kankaanpää, Reeta ; Primdahl, Nina Langer ; Opaas, Marianne ; Osman, Fatumo ; Peltonen, Kirsi ; Sarkadi, Anna ; Skovdal, Morten ; Jervelund, Signe Smith ; Soye, Emma ; Watters, Charles ; Derluyn, Ilse ; Colpin, Hilde ; De Haene, Lucia. / Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education : The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement. In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2022 ; pp. 848–870.

Bibtex

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title = "Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement",
abstract = "While scholarly literature indicates that both refugee and non-refugee migrant young people display increased levels of psychosocial vulnerability, studies comparing the mental health of the two groups remain scarce. This study aims to further the existing evidence by examining refugee and non-refugee migrants{\textquoteright} mental health, in relation to their migration history and resettlement conditions. The mental health of 883 refugee and 483 non-refugee migrants (mean age 15.41, range 11-24, 45.9% girls, average length of stay in the host country 3.75 years) in five European countries was studied in their relation to family separation, daily material stress and perceived discrimination in resettlement. All participants reported high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Family separation predicted post-trauma and internalizing behavioral difficulties only in refugees. Daily material stress related to lower levels of overall well-being in all participants, and higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavioral difficulties in refugees. Perceived discrimination was associated with increased levels of mental health problems for refugees and non-refugee migrants. The relationship between perceived discrimination and post-traumatic stress symptoms in non-refugee migrants, together with the high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms in this subsample, raises important questions on the nature of trauma exposure in non-refugee migrants, as well as the ways in which experiences of discrimination may interact with other traumatic stressors in predicting mental health.",
author = "Caroline Spaas and An Verelst and Ines Devlieger and Sanni Aalto and Andersen, {Arnfinn J.} and Natalie Durbeej and Hilden, {Per Kristian} and Reeta Kankaanp{\"a}{\"a} and Primdahl, {Nina Langer} and Marianne Opaas and Fatumo Osman and Kirsi Peltonen and Anna Sarkadi and Morten Skovdal and Jervelund, {Signe Smith} and Emma Soye and Charles Watters and Ilse Derluyn and Hilde Colpin and {De Haene}, Lucia",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1007/s10964-021-01515-y",
language = "English",
pages = "848–870",
journal = "Journal of Youth and Adolescence",
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AU - Spaas, Caroline

AU - Verelst, An

AU - Devlieger, Ines

AU - Aalto, Sanni

AU - Andersen, Arnfinn J.

AU - Durbeej, Natalie

AU - Hilden, Per Kristian

AU - Kankaanpää, Reeta

AU - Primdahl, Nina Langer

AU - Opaas, Marianne

AU - Osman, Fatumo

AU - Peltonen, Kirsi

AU - Sarkadi, Anna

AU - Skovdal, Morten

AU - Jervelund, Signe Smith

AU - Soye, Emma

AU - Watters, Charles

AU - Derluyn, Ilse

AU - Colpin, Hilde

AU - De Haene, Lucia

PY - 2022

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N2 - While scholarly literature indicates that both refugee and non-refugee migrant young people display increased levels of psychosocial vulnerability, studies comparing the mental health of the two groups remain scarce. This study aims to further the existing evidence by examining refugee and non-refugee migrants’ mental health, in relation to their migration history and resettlement conditions. The mental health of 883 refugee and 483 non-refugee migrants (mean age 15.41, range 11-24, 45.9% girls, average length of stay in the host country 3.75 years) in five European countries was studied in their relation to family separation, daily material stress and perceived discrimination in resettlement. All participants reported high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Family separation predicted post-trauma and internalizing behavioral difficulties only in refugees. Daily material stress related to lower levels of overall well-being in all participants, and higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavioral difficulties in refugees. Perceived discrimination was associated with increased levels of mental health problems for refugees and non-refugee migrants. The relationship between perceived discrimination and post-traumatic stress symptoms in non-refugee migrants, together with the high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms in this subsample, raises important questions on the nature of trauma exposure in non-refugee migrants, as well as the ways in which experiences of discrimination may interact with other traumatic stressors in predicting mental health.

AB - While scholarly literature indicates that both refugee and non-refugee migrant young people display increased levels of psychosocial vulnerability, studies comparing the mental health of the two groups remain scarce. This study aims to further the existing evidence by examining refugee and non-refugee migrants’ mental health, in relation to their migration history and resettlement conditions. The mental health of 883 refugee and 483 non-refugee migrants (mean age 15.41, range 11-24, 45.9% girls, average length of stay in the host country 3.75 years) in five European countries was studied in their relation to family separation, daily material stress and perceived discrimination in resettlement. All participants reported high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Family separation predicted post-trauma and internalizing behavioral difficulties only in refugees. Daily material stress related to lower levels of overall well-being in all participants, and higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavioral difficulties in refugees. Perceived discrimination was associated with increased levels of mental health problems for refugees and non-refugee migrants. The relationship between perceived discrimination and post-traumatic stress symptoms in non-refugee migrants, together with the high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms in this subsample, raises important questions on the nature of trauma exposure in non-refugee migrants, as well as the ways in which experiences of discrimination may interact with other traumatic stressors in predicting mental health.

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DO - 10.1007/s10964-021-01515-y

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