Sherinah Saasa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 74595 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sherinah Saasa |
| PRENOMES | Sherinah |
| SOBRENOME | Saasa |
| ASSINATURA | SAASA S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2873-0438 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Childhood adversity and social exclusion among African immigrants
Intervention efforts aimed at fostering inclusion of African immigrants should consider childhood adversities as precursors to integration in host countries and include mental health supports to reduce negative outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
The Roles of Coping, Resilience, and Perceived Discrimination in Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors’ Mental Health
Purpose Although some evidence indicates that coping and resilience could mitigate the adverse impact of intimate partner violence on survivors’ mental health, there is limited research on how these factors manifest among immigrant survivors, who may also face in-law abuse and discrimination. This brief report explored the associations between coping, resilience, perceived discrimination, and mental health symptoms in immigrant domestic violence …
Efficacy of a school-based mental health intervention among Zambian youth
While many children in Africa face notable psychological problems, the majority do not receive needed mental health services. The My FRIENDS Youth Program, a universal cognitive-behavioral intervention for anxiety prevention and resilience enhancement, has demonstrated effectiveness across cultures in children and adolescents. This study explores whether the program’s effectiveness extends to Zambian children. Participants were 75 children and ad…
Examining the effects of a low-cost literacy intervention and psychosocial moderators on reading proficiency and academic performance among Zambian children
Correlates of In-Law Abuse among Male and Female Immigrants in the United States
Social exclusion and substance use among African immigrants
Due to their racialized identity and immigrant status, African immigrants face increased risk for social exclusion and other negative outcomes. Research indicates that discrimination, social and economic disadvantage increase risk for substance use among Black populations in the United States. While emerging studies on African immigrants have explored consequences of social exclusion on psychological health, little is known about how these condit…
More Borders to Cross
Systemic disadvantages have led to adverse outcomes for immigrants and racially minoritized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including disproportionate rates of exposure, health-related discrimination, higher unemployment rates, lack of adequate health insurance, and stigmatization for the spread of the virus. This study explored the impact of perceived discrimination on the financial and psychological well-being of U.S.-based immigrants…
Examining coping and acculturative stress as mediators between perceived discrimination and internalising symptoms among African immigrants
This study examined whether avoidant coping behaviours and acculturative stress functioned as mechanisms linking perceived discrimination to internalising mental health symptoms among African immigrants living in the United States. We used cross‐sectional data collected between December 2019 and January 2020 from US‐based first and second‐generation African immigrants ( N = 599, 50% first‐generation, 82% Black, 71% female, mean age = 30). Path mo…
Parenting Among Rohingya and Afghan Refugee Parents Residing in Malaysia
Objective This study examined the measurement properties of parenting‐related measures among 140 Rohingya and Afghan refugee parents residing in Malaysia, then examined factors associated with these parenting outcomes. Background Unprecedented numbers of forced migrant families reside in countries of first asylum with temporary status and limited legal rights. Limited research examines parenting experiences among these communities. Method To exam…
Financial hardship, neighborhood cohesion and child externalizing behaviors
Mental health service utilization among African immigrants in the United States
This study utilized Andersen's model of health behavior to explore factors associated with mental health service utilization. We also examine rates for mental health service use, treatment preferences, and barriers to care. Data were collected utilizing web-based surveys. The sample consisted of first and second-generation African immigrants who had struggled with emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months (N = 323). Hierarchical logi…
Biopsychosocial Predictors of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among First-Generation Black African Immigrants
Few studies examine factors associated with mental health distress among immigrants from African countries. Using cross-sectional data from first-generation Black African immigrants across the United States (N = 180), this study examined biopsychosocial factors that influence depression and anxiety symptoms among African immigrants in the United States. Ordinary least squares regression was conducted to analyze the data. Approximately 22 percent …
Social exclusion, mental health, and social well-being among African immigrants in the United States
This study examined the effects of social exclusion (socio-cultural and structural-economic exclusion) on the mental health and social well-being of African immigrants in the United States ( N = 409). We found that social exclusion increased depression and anxiety symptoms, decreased societal trust, increased subjective isolation, and increased worries about one’s safety among African immigrants. The results further indicated strong negative effe…
Immigrant Generation, Race, and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Mothers in Urban Cities
Social Exclusion among African Immigrants in the United States
Research suggests exclusionary mechanisms fostering negative socioeconomic outcomes for African immigrants. This study explored predictors of social exclusion among immigrants from African countries living in the United States. The authors examined four dimensions of social exclusion that entail social–cultural and structural–economic exclusion. Authors used structural equation modeling to analyze cross-sectional survey data from first- and secon…
Compassion Satisfaction Among Social Work Practitioners
Previous research has established that social work practitioners are especially vulnerable to work-related psychological distress and burnout due to the high-stress nature of the profession, yet less research has focused on examining factors are associated with social worker retention. Emerging research on compassion satisfaction suggests that this factor could mitigate professional burnout, yet there is a gap in research focusing explicitly on e…
Gendered Patterns in Depression and Anxiety among African Immigrants in the United States
Findings highlight the need for practitioners to better understand the unique risk and protective factors affecting female and male African immigrants in their efforts to provide effective mental health services to members of this population
Covid-19 in Zambia
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted Zambian life. Prior to the pandemic, persistent levels of inequality across urban/rural, educational, and socioeconomic divides characterized Zambia's health and family patterns. Zambia's government reacted decisively to the threat, shutting down many businesses, schools, and other social gatherings prior to the first confirmed cases. Fortunately, the country has not had many deaths. The indirect effects of COV…
Determinants of HIV-risk sexual behaviors among Zambian adolescents
Discrimination, Coping, and Social Exclusion among African Immigrants in the United States
This cross-sectional study examined coping strategies as moderators of the relationship between perceived discrimination and social exclusion among African immigrants in the United States (N = 409). Moderation models using path analyses were conducted to examine the moderating effects of three coping strategies (active coping, use of instrumental support, and religious coping) on the relationship between discrimination and four dimensions of soci…
Education among Zambian children
This study examined the impact of head of household characteristics on school attendance among Zambian children. The study used nationally representative cross-sectional survey data with a sample of 24,165 school-aged children between the ages of 6 and 14. Findings showed that approximately 23% of the children were not in school, 14% were orphans, and 42% of children in the sample were from poor households. Heads of household in the sample showed…
American Indian income and father involvement with children in urban cities
Discrimination, Coping, and Social Exclusion among African Immigrants in the United States
This cross-sectional study examined coping strategies as moderators of the relationship between perceived discrimination and social exclusion among African immigrants in the United States (N = 409). Moderation models using path analyses were conducted to examine the moderating effects of three coping strategies (active coping, use of instrumental support, and religious coping) on the relationship between discrimination and four dimensions of soci…
Social exclusion, mental health, and social well-being among African immigrants in the United States
This study examined the effects of social exclusion (socio-cultural and structural-economic exclusion) on the mental health and social well-being of African immigrants in the United States ( N = 409). We found that social exclusion increased depression and anxiety symptoms, decreased societal trust, increased subjective isolation, and increased worries about one’s safety among African immigrants. The results further indicated strong negative effe…
Financial hardship, neighborhood cohesion and child externalizing behaviors
Social Exclusion among African Immigrants in the United States
Research suggests exclusionary mechanisms fostering negative socioeconomic outcomes for African immigrants. This study explored predictors of social exclusion among immigrants from African countries living in the United States. The authors examined four dimensions of social exclusion that entail social–cultural and structural–economic exclusion. Authors used structural equation modeling to analyze cross-sectional survey data from first- and secon…
Compassion Satisfaction Among Social Work Practitioners
Previous research has established that social work practitioners are especially vulnerable to work-related psychological distress and burnout due to the high-stress nature of the profession, yet less research has focused on examining factors are associated with social worker retention. Emerging research on compassion satisfaction suggests that this factor could mitigate professional burnout, yet there is a gap in research focusing explicitly on e…
Gendered Patterns in Depression and Anxiety among African Immigrants in the United States
Findings highlight the need for practitioners to better understand the unique risk and protective factors affecting female and male African immigrants in their efforts to provide effective mental health services to members of this population
Determinants of HIV-risk sexual behaviors among Zambian adolescents
Mental health service utilization among African immigrants in the United States
This study utilized Andersen's model of health behavior to explore factors associated with mental health service utilization. We also examine rates for mental health service use, treatment preferences, and barriers to care. Data were collected utilizing web-based surveys. The sample consisted of first and second-generation African immigrants who had struggled with emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months (N = 323). Hierarchical logi…
Biopsychosocial Predictors of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among First-Generation Black African Immigrants
Few studies examine factors associated with mental health distress among immigrants from African countries. Using cross-sectional data from first-generation Black African immigrants across the United States (N = 180), this study examined biopsychosocial factors that influence depression and anxiety symptoms among African immigrants in the United States. Ordinary least squares regression was conducted to analyze the data. Approximately 22 percent …
American Indian income and father involvement with children in urban cities
Education among Zambian children
This study examined the impact of head of household characteristics on school attendance among Zambian children. The study used nationally representative cross-sectional survey data with a sample of 24,165 school-aged children between the ages of 6 and 14. Findings showed that approximately 23% of the children were not in school, 14% were orphans, and 42% of children in the sample were from poor households. Heads of household in the sample showed…
Determinants of HIV-risk sexual behaviors among Zambian adolescents
Discrimination, Coping, and Social Exclusion among African Immigrants in the United States
This cross-sectional study examined coping strategies as moderators of the relationship between perceived discrimination and social exclusion among African immigrants in the United States (N = 409). Moderation models using path analyses were conducted to examine the moderating effects of three coping strategies (active coping, use of instrumental support, and religious coping) on the relationship between discrimination and four dimensions of soci…
Immigrant Generation, Race, and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Mothers in Urban Cities
Social Exclusion among African Immigrants in the United States
Research suggests exclusionary mechanisms fostering negative socioeconomic outcomes for African immigrants. This study explored predictors of social exclusion among immigrants from African countries living in the United States. The authors examined four dimensions of social exclusion that entail social–cultural and structural–economic exclusion. Authors used structural equation modeling to analyze cross-sectional survey data from first- and secon…
Compassion Satisfaction Among Social Work Practitioners
Previous research has established that social work practitioners are especially vulnerable to work-related psychological distress and burnout due to the high-stress nature of the profession, yet less research has focused on examining factors are associated with social worker retention. Emerging research on compassion satisfaction suggests that this factor could mitigate professional burnout, yet there is a gap in research focusing explicitly on e…
Gendered Patterns in Depression and Anxiety among African Immigrants in the United States
Findings highlight the need for practitioners to better understand the unique risk and protective factors affecting female and male African immigrants in their efforts to provide effective mental health services to members of this population
Covid-19 in Zambia
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted Zambian life. Prior to the pandemic, persistent levels of inequality across urban/rural, educational, and socioeconomic divides characterized Zambia's health and family patterns. Zambia's government reacted decisively to the threat, shutting down many businesses, schools, and other social gatherings prior to the first confirmed cases. Fortunately, the country has not had many deaths. The indirect effects of COV…
Parenting Among Rohingya and Afghan Refugee Parents Residing in Malaysia
Objective This study examined the measurement properties of parenting‐related measures among 140 Rohingya and Afghan refugee parents residing in Malaysia, then examined factors associated with these parenting outcomes. Background Unprecedented numbers of forced migrant families reside in countries of first asylum with temporary status and limited legal rights. Limited research examines parenting experiences among these communities. Method To exam…
Financial hardship, neighborhood cohesion and child externalizing behaviors
Mental health service utilization among African immigrants in the United States
This study utilized Andersen's model of health behavior to explore factors associated with mental health service utilization. We also examine rates for mental health service use, treatment preferences, and barriers to care. Data were collected utilizing web-based surveys. The sample consisted of first and second-generation African immigrants who had struggled with emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months (N = 323). Hierarchical logi…
Biopsychosocial Predictors of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among First-Generation Black African Immigrants
Few studies examine factors associated with mental health distress among immigrants from African countries. Using cross-sectional data from first-generation Black African immigrants across the United States (N = 180), this study examined biopsychosocial factors that influence depression and anxiety symptoms among African immigrants in the United States. Ordinary least squares regression was conducted to analyze the data. Approximately 22 percent …
Social exclusion, mental health, and social well-being among African immigrants in the United States
This study examined the effects of social exclusion (socio-cultural and structural-economic exclusion) on the mental health and social well-being of African immigrants in the United States ( N = 409). We found that social exclusion increased depression and anxiety symptoms, decreased societal trust, increased subjective isolation, and increased worries about one’s safety among African immigrants. The results further indicated strong negative effe…
Social exclusion and substance use among African immigrants
Due to their racialized identity and immigrant status, African immigrants face increased risk for social exclusion and other negative outcomes. Research indicates that discrimination, social and economic disadvantage increase risk for substance use among Black populations in the United States. While emerging studies on African immigrants have explored consequences of social exclusion on psychological health, little is known about how these condit…
More Borders to Cross
Systemic disadvantages have led to adverse outcomes for immigrants and racially minoritized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including disproportionate rates of exposure, health-related discrimination, higher unemployment rates, lack of adequate health insurance, and stigmatization for the spread of the virus. This study explored the impact of perceived discrimination on the financial and psychological well-being of U.S.-based immigrants…
Examining coping and acculturative stress as mediators between perceived discrimination and internalising symptoms among African immigrants
This study examined whether avoidant coping behaviours and acculturative stress functioned as mechanisms linking perceived discrimination to internalising mental health symptoms among African immigrants living in the United States. We used cross‐sectional data collected between December 2019 and January 2020 from US‐based first and second‐generation African immigrants ( N = 599, 50% first‐generation, 82% Black, 71% female, mean age = 30). Path mo…
Correlates of In-Law Abuse among Male and Female Immigrants in the United States
Childhood adversity and social exclusion among African immigrants
Intervention efforts aimed at fostering inclusion of African immigrants should consider childhood adversities as precursors to integration in host countries and include mental health supports to reduce negative outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
The Roles of Coping, Resilience, and Perceived Discrimination in Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors’ Mental Health
Purpose Although some evidence indicates that coping and resilience could mitigate the adverse impact of intimate partner violence on survivors’ mental health, there is limited research on how these factors manifest among immigrant survivors, who may also face in-law abuse and discrimination. This brief report explored the associations between coping, resilience, perceived discrimination, and mental health symptoms in immigrant domestic violence …
Efficacy of a school-based mental health intervention among Zambian youth
While many children in Africa face notable psychological problems, the majority do not receive needed mental health services. The My FRIENDS Youth Program, a universal cognitive-behavioral intervention for anxiety prevention and resilience enhancement, has demonstrated effectiveness across cultures in children and adolescents. This study explores whether the program’s effectiveness extends to Zambian children. Participants were 75 children and ad…
Examining the effects of a low-cost literacy intervention and psychosocial moderators on reading proficiency and academic performance among Zambian children
Psychology (18 obras) · Immigration (13 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (13 obras) · Medicine (12 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Clinical Psychology (9 obras) · Sociology (9 obras) · Population (8 obras) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (8 obras) · Clinical Psychology (7 obras)