An Ethnographic Perspective of Well-Being, Salutogenesis and Meaning Making among Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Gambia and the United Kingdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5936063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brianne Wenning (0000-0002-7314-8191, Keele University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 324 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci10090324 |
| OpenAlex | W3198015296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Research on refugees and asylum seekers largely focuses on the negative impacts that forced migration has on well-being. Though most individuals do not experience poor long-term mental health because of forced migration, less attention has been given to what factors promote positive well-being. Using an ethnographic approach, I elucidate how the concept of salutogenesis can be applied to African refugees and asylum seekers living in the greater Serrekunda area of the Gambia and in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom. Specifically, I explore what resources impact on the sense of coherence construct and its three components-comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness-and how these are embedded in everyday discussions and understandings. In total, I spent twenty months conducting ethnographic fieldwork between the two sites and conducted forty individual interviews. Amongst my interlocutors, the three most common resources that people spoke positively about, particularly as it relates to meaning making, are work, education and religion. Further research in this area is crucial in order to identify, promote and strengthen those factors facilitating positive well-being amongst those who have been forcibly displaced
Construct (python library · Disadvantaged · Ethnography · Health promotion · Meaning (existential · Mental health · Operationalization · Political science · Public health · Qualitative research · Refugee · Salutogenesis · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |