Usama El‐awad
Biographic Data
| ID | 4429553 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Usama El‐awad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Usama |
| FAMILY NAME | El‐awad |
| SIGNATURE | EL AWAD U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bielefeld University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1746-5472 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Associations of stressful life events with stress symptoms and well-being of adolescent refugees
OBJECTIVE: This paper focuses on the relationship between stressful life events experienced by young refugees and their reports of psychological and somatic stress symptoms and well-being. It examines whether this relationship is mediated by personal and social resources and by acculturation hassles experienced in the host country. METHODS: Path analyses were calculated based on data from 147 adolescents aged 11 to 18 years from the Middle East a…
Mapping Life Satisfaction Over the First Years of Cohabitation Among Former Singles Living Alone in UK and Germany
Objective As social norms and relationship dynamics evolve, it is important to examine how transitions from singlehood to partnership, cohabitation, and marriage relate to well‐being. Method Using data from two large panel studies in the UK and Germany (1984–2019), we identified N = 27,459 individuals who reported being single and living alone at least once. Analyses focused on a subset ( N = 1103; M age = 38.35, SD age = 13.87; 43.8% women) who …
Uncovering the complexities of cultural identity
Studying cultural preferences can provide valuable insights into individuals’ cultural identity, as it provides information on the degree to which they define themselves and their sense of belonging to a culture or ethnic group. Assuming that cultural identity has an explicit and implicit facet, this study aimed to investigate the quality of and relation between explicit and implicit measures of cultural preferences in different migration context…
Post-migration stress mediates associations between potentially traumatic peri-migration experiences and mental health among Middle Eastern refugees in Germany
On their way to host countries, refugees are often exposed to severe adversity, including cumulative experiences of fraud, extortion, robbery, detention, and shipwrecks, as well as prolonged, life-threatening small boat crossings. However, little research has examined the long-term impact of such peri-migration stressors on subsequent stress and mental health after arrival. This study explored how cumulative exposure to potentially traumatic even…
Health-related quality of life of young refugees in Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak forced widespread changes in minors’ daily life with a risk of compromising well-being. So far, little is known about how health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young refugees has developed during this time, although they belong to a vulnerable group. In a cross-sectional analysis during the first year of the pandemic, minors aged 8 to 16 years with and without refugee experience ( n each = 156) were surveyed, using self-…
Religious Identity and its Relation to Health-Related Quality of Life and Covid-Related Stress of Refugee Children and Adolescents in Germany
Research shows that religious identity is associated with health. The aim of this study was to understand the role of religious identity for refugee minors’ health in greater detail. Middle Eastern refugee minors resettled in Germany and aged 8–18 years completed questionnaires at baseline (T1, n = 246) and follow-up (T2, n = 122) measurement between 2019 and 2022. Religious identity was assessed with a 4-item measure (Cronbach’s α = .89). Associ…
Longitudinal relationships between coping strategies, cultural orientations, and mental health among young refugees from the Middle East in Germany
Acculturation orientations and mental health when facing post-migration stress
A Brief Introduction to the Multidimensional Intercultural Training Acculturation Model (Mita) for Middle Eastern Adolescent Refugees
The large number of adolescent refugees around the world constitutes a great challenge for societies. However, current models of acculturation have been developed for migrants, but not specifically for adolescent refugees. Crucial factors to describe adolescent refugee acculturation, such as intentions to return to their homeland, especially with respect to adolescent refugees with temporary residency and experiences of potentially traumatic even…
A Brief Introduction to the Multidimensional Intercultural Training Acculturation Model (Mita) for Middle Eastern Adolescent Refugees
The large number of adolescent refugees around the world constitutes a great challenge for societies. However, current models of acculturation have been developed for migrants, but not specifically for adolescent refugees. Crucial factors to describe adolescent refugee acculturation, such as intentions to return to their homeland, especially with respect to adolescent refugees with temporary residency and experiences of potentially traumatic even…
Acculturation orientations and mental health when facing post-migration stress
Health-related quality of life of young refugees in Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak forced widespread changes in minors’ daily life with a risk of compromising well-being. So far, little is known about how health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young refugees has developed during this time, although they belong to a vulnerable group. In a cross-sectional analysis during the first year of the pandemic, minors aged 8 to 16 years with and without refugee experience ( n each = 156) were surveyed, using self-…
Religious Identity and its Relation to Health-Related Quality of Life and Covid-Related Stress of Refugee Children and Adolescents in Germany
Research shows that religious identity is associated with health. The aim of this study was to understand the role of religious identity for refugee minors’ health in greater detail. Middle Eastern refugee minors resettled in Germany and aged 8–18 years completed questionnaires at baseline (T1, n = 246) and follow-up (T2, n = 122) measurement between 2019 and 2022. Religious identity was assessed with a 4-item measure (Cronbach’s α = .89). Associ…
Longitudinal relationships between coping strategies, cultural orientations, and mental health among young refugees from the Middle East in Germany
Uncovering the complexities of cultural identity
Studying cultural preferences can provide valuable insights into individuals’ cultural identity, as it provides information on the degree to which they define themselves and their sense of belonging to a culture or ethnic group. Assuming that cultural identity has an explicit and implicit facet, this study aimed to investigate the quality of and relation between explicit and implicit measures of cultural preferences in different migration context…
Post-migration stress mediates associations between potentially traumatic peri-migration experiences and mental health among Middle Eastern refugees in Germany
On their way to host countries, refugees are often exposed to severe adversity, including cumulative experiences of fraud, extortion, robbery, detention, and shipwrecks, as well as prolonged, life-threatening small boat crossings. However, little research has examined the long-term impact of such peri-migration stressors on subsequent stress and mental health after arrival. This study explored how cumulative exposure to potentially traumatic even…
Associations of stressful life events with stress symptoms and well-being of adolescent refugees
OBJECTIVE: This paper focuses on the relationship between stressful life events experienced by young refugees and their reports of psychological and somatic stress symptoms and well-being. It examines whether this relationship is mediated by personal and social resources and by acculturation hassles experienced in the host country. METHODS: Path analyses were calculated based on data from 147 adolescents aged 11 to 18 years from the Middle East a…
Mapping Life Satisfaction Over the First Years of Cohabitation Among Former Singles Living Alone in UK and Germany
Objective As social norms and relationship dynamics evolve, it is important to examine how transitions from singlehood to partnership, cohabitation, and marriage relate to well‐being. Method Using data from two large panel studies in the UK and Germany (1984–2019), we identified N = 27,459 individuals who reported being single and living alone at least once. Analyses focused on a subset ( N = 1103; M age = 38.35, SD age = 13.87; 43.8% women) who …
Psychology (8 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Refugee (7 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works)