A house is not a home

Modeling the effects of social support and connection within resettled refugee populations

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ID11044366
AutoresCassandra P Wanna (0000-0001-9383-7130, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Wayne State University Detroit Michigan, autor correspondente), Martin Seehuus (0000-0002-0068-1489, Department of Psychology Middlebury College Burlington Vermont), Emily Mazzulla (Department of Psychological Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont), Emily C Mazzulla (0000-0002-0797-994X, University of Vermont), Karen M Fondacaro (University of Vermont), Karen Fondacaro (Department of Psychological Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont)
Ano2019
Volume47
Fascículo7
Páginas1629-1644
Data de publicação2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22218
PMID31269244
OpenAlexW2956048360
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas32

AIM: The U.S. resettlement program currently resettles refugees in communities of similar or the same ethnic background known as like-ethnic communities. This practice provides resettled refugees with a familiar community who may be able to provide support through the difficult resettlement process. However, by associating with a like-ethnic community, resettled refugees may limit interaction with the host community, which may have subsequent adverse effects on well-being. METHODS: This study examined whether satisfaction with community support is moderated by a premigration factor (trauma history) or a postmigration factor (English fluency) in predicting depressive symptoms in a resettled refugee community (N = 179). Four moderation models were analyzed and compared. RESULTS: The model in which English fluency moderated the relationship between satisfaction with community support and depressive symptoms had the best overall model fit. In addition, trauma history was found to also be a meaningful but secondary moderator within this relationship. English fluency and trauma history within this study did not significantly interact. CONCLUSION: These results highlight the importance of early English language lessons and community support during resettlement. Further, they emphasize the need to integrate refugees with individuals from similar backgrounds, as well as with host communities throughout resettlement.

Connection (principal bundle) · Geography · Refugee · Social support · Sociology · Engineering · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology