Household composition after resettlement and emotional health in adolescent migrants

Migration during adolescence constitutes an important stressor that particularly impacts unaccompanied minors (UAM). Adolescent UAM in the United States (U.S.) are relatively understudied, especially regarding their resilience and emotional well-being after resettlement. Small school-based studies h...

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Published in:Journal of migration and health (Online) 2022-01, Vol.5, p.100103-100103, Article 100103
Main Authors: Orjuela-Grimm, Manuela, Marti-Castaner, Maria, Bhatt-Carreño, Silvia, Castro, Maria A., Restrepo Henao, Alexandra, Pinilla, Hector, Rodriguez, Daniela, Ruiz, Ambar, Valentin, Michelle, Levine, Arielle Richey, Gonzalez, Rossmary, Zuleta, Marisa, Pharel, Marisa, Medina, Paola, Lewis-Fernandez, Roberto
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent migrants
Emotional health
Latino youth
Resettlement household composition
Resilience
Unaccompanied youth
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Summary:Migration during adolescence constitutes an important stressor that particularly impacts unaccompanied minors (UAM). Adolescent UAM in the United States (U.S.) are relatively understudied, especially regarding their resilience and emotional well-being after resettlement. Small school-based studies have documented the mental health status of UAM who resettled reuniting with their parents. However, many do not resettle with parents and less is known about the degree to which post-resettlement household composition impacts resilience and emotional well-being. Our goal was to examine how migration characteristics, supports, resilience, and emotional well-being vary by UAM resettlement household composition (reunification with parents, reunification with a non-parental family member, or living in a household not containing any family members). Using a mixed-methods (quantitative-qualitative) cross-sectional approach, we assessed 46 Latin American adolescent UAM to the U.S. who resettled into these three household types. Youth experienced support differently by household type, influencing their strategies for adapting and coping post-resettlement, impacting their resilience (Kruskal Wallis-H 4.8; p
ISSN:2666-6235
2666-6235
DOI:10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100103