Resilience Against All Odds

How Refugee Women From Ukraine Find Courage Through Transnational Families

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4263229
AutoresL Dryjanska (0000-0003-4458-4952, Institute of Psychology University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Warsaw Poland), Jamie N Sanchez (0000-0002-7184-8039, Talbot School of Theology Biola University La Mirada California USA, autor de correspondencia), Rachel Hagues (0000-0003-4613-6379, Department of Social Work Samford University Birmingham Alabama USA)
Año2025
Volumen25
Número1
Fecha de publicación2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/glob.12497
OpenAlexW4400963867
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas57

The recent war in Ukraine has prompted a global focus on refugees and their ability to successfully overcome adversity. This article focuses on the factors that foster resilience in women refugees. Refugee resilience depends on external environments as much as on internal strength, both of which relate to the nature of transnational families that stretch across at least two countries and rely on the family member's internal capacity to address the challenge of maintaining ties, alongside their external resources available in their circumstances. A qualitative study was conducted in November 2022 with 11 women refugees from Ukraine interviewed in Warsaw, Poland. Eight themes that contribute to resilience in women refugees were identified, including (1) family (in particular, intergenerational family solidarity), (2) community, (3) artistic expression and artisan creation, (4) connection to nature and environment, (5) access to mental health professionals, (6) work, (7) faith and spirituality and (8) hope for the future. Dominant, overarching narratives included the safety and well-being of participants' children, overcoming adversities for the sake of their sons and daughters and facing daily struggles related to providing for their family

Courage · Logistic regression · Odds · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Gender Studies · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health