Facing Challenges during Occupation: Middle Eastern Immigrants' Paths to Occupational Well-Being in Sweden

Occupational well-being is a central issue underpinning factors that constitute a good life. This study aimed to explore occupational well-being among Middle Eastern immigrants to Sweden, as reflected in the occupations performed in the context of psychosocial health care. Ten participants experienc...

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Published in:Journal of occupational science 2015-04, Vol.22 (2), p.228-241
Main Authors: Pooremamali, Parvin, Persson, Dennis, Östman, Margareta, Eklund, Mona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbetsterapi
Aspiration
Culture
Empowerment
Health Sciences
Hälsovetenskap
Immigrants
Medical and Health Sciences
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Methodology (Data Collection)
Middle East
Middle Eastern Cultural Groups
Migration
Occupational Therapy
Rehabilitation
Social inclusion
Sweden
Well Being
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Summary:Occupational well-being is a central issue underpinning factors that constitute a good life. This study aimed to explore occupational well-being among Middle Eastern immigrants to Sweden, as reflected in the occupations performed in the context of psychosocial health care. Ten participants experiencing mental health issues, who received occupation-based rehabilitation, were interviewed. Grounded theory methods for data collection and analysis were employed. The core category, being empowered by getting support - a paradoxical pathway to occupational well-being, described the participants' experiences of striving for empowerment and at the same time desiring support. The core category comprised the categories: striving for control, grasping the meaning in occupation, and striving for self-respect. The participants' ambivalence in relation to empowerment and support reflected the realities and truths embedded in both collective and individualist cultural views, which influenced the ways they viewed themselves in relation to their occupational needs and occupational well-being. Moreover, findings indicated that oscillating between different cultural views related to occupational needs might amplify or diminish the participants' experiences of occupational well-being, depending on the type of support received.
ISSN:1442-7591
2158-1576
2158-1576
DOI:10.1080/14427591.2013.790667