The Impact of Acculturation Style and Acculturative Hassles on the Mental Health of Somali Adolescent Refugees

Refugee adolescents often immigrate to a new society because of experiences of persecution and trauma, which can have profound effects on their mental health. Once they immigrate, many refugees experience stressors related to resettlement and acculturation in the new society. The current study exami...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2016-08, Vol.18 (4), p.771-778
Main Authors: Lincoln, Alisa K., Lazarevic, Vanja, White, Matthew T., Ellis, Heidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Age
American culture
Comparative Law
Correlation analysis
Cross Cultural Studies
Cultural factors
Cultural heritage
Departments
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - ethnology
Female
Girls
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Immigrants
Immigration
International & Foreign Law
Korean Americans
Life Satisfaction
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental Health - ethnology
Mental Health and Substance Use
Meta Analysis
Minority & ethnic groups
Noncitizens
Oppression
Original Paper
Parents
Past experiences
Political asylum
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Private International Law
Psychiatry
Public Health
Refugees
Refugees - psychology
Relocation
Resettlement
Resilience (Psychology)
Social networks
Society
Sociology
Somalia - ethnology
Stress, Psychological - ethnology
Substance abuse
Substance use
Teenagers
Trauma
United States - epidemiology
Well being
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Summary:Refugee adolescents often immigrate to a new society because of experiences of persecution and trauma, which can have profound effects on their mental health. Once they immigrate, many refugees experience stressors related to resettlement and acculturation in the new society. The current study examined relationships among acculturation styles and hassles and the well-being of young refugees as well as the role of gender. Data were collected from 135 young refugees (Mage = 15.39, SD = 2.2; 62 % male) from Somalia resettled in the United States The findings from our study indicate that in addition to trauma history, acculturative hassles and acculturation style impact the wellbeing of Somali refugee adolescents. These findings indicate the need to understand both past experiences as well as current challenges. Potential areas for intervention are discussed.
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-015-0232-y