Coping strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors shortly after arrival in Belgium
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2395539 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Malte Behrendt (0000-0003-0810-8182, Ghent University, autor de correspondencia), Ine Lietaert (0000-0002-1239-1315, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies), Sarah Bal (Ghent University), Ilse Derluyn (0000-0001-5450-1239, Ghent University) |
| Año | 2024 |
| Volumen | 61 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 47-59 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0041-1108 • E-ISSN: 0315-4386 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13634615231165138 |
| PMID | 37097911 |
| OpenAlex | W4366982213 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 8 |
| Referencias citadas | 34 |
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are a group in an especially vulnerable situation with heightened psychological suffering due to both stressful life events and current daily stressors. Research has shown that certain coping strategies such as avoidance can be adaptive in the face of ongoing stress. We conceptualize social support as an essential coping resource that these strategies tap into. Since the interrelations between these factors are often not clear in the literature, this study strives to identify and link URMs' coping strategies, the respective coping resources and the various stressors they target, shortly after arrival in a high-income country. Seventy-nine URMs from various backgrounds were recruited in two first-phase reception centers in Belgium. In addition to self-report questionnaires to assess stressful life events and current daily stressors, we conducted semi-structured interviews, with cultural mediators if required. Thematic analysis was applied to the participants' accounts and resulted in the identification of four coping strategies: avoidance and distraction, continuity and coherence, selective reliance, and positive appraisal and acceptance. The relation between these coping strategies, the various coping resources used, and the specific stressors at which they aim are discussed. We conclude that avoidant coping and contact with the ethnic community, particularly the peer group, are fundamental strategies for successful coping. Practitioners need to support URMs in their coping efforts by providing and facilitating appropriate coping resources
Avoidance coping · Coping (psychology · Ethnic group · Qualitative research · Refugee · Social support · Sociology · Stressor · Thematic analysis · Clinical Psychology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Family Support in Illness · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 8 |
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| Citas por año | 2 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 7 |