Psychosocial stressors among Ghanaians in rural and urban Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe

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ID7844289
AuthorsRaphael Baffour Awuah (0000-0002-8662-9162, University of Ghana, Ghana), Ama De-Graft Aikins (0000-0001-9215-0134, University of Ghana, Ghana), F Nii-Amoo Dodoo (University of Ghana, Ghana), Karlijn AC Meeks (0000-0003-3032-405X, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Eric JAJ Beune (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin Klipstein‐grobusch (0000-0002-5462-9889, Utrecht University, the Netherlands), Juliet Addo (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK), Liam Smeeth (0000-0002-9168-6022, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK), Silver K Bahendeka (Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda), Silver Bahendeka (0000-0001-8080-7872), Charles Agyemang (0000-0002-3882-7295, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue3
Pages674-685
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105320963549
PMID33081514
OpenAlexW3094286898
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited48

Psychosocial stressors have significant health and socio-economic impacts on individuals. We examined the prevalence and correlates of psychosocial stressors among non-migrant and migrant Ghanaians as there is limited research in these populations. The study was cross-sectional and quantitative in design. A majority of the study participants had experienced stress, discrimination and negative life events. Increased age, female sex, strong social support and high sense of mastery were associated with lower odds of experiencing psychosocial stressors in both populations. Interventions should be multi-level in design, focusing on the correlates which significantly influence the experience of psychosocial stressors

Environmental health · Logistic regression · Odds · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Social support · Sociology · Stressor · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gerontology · Social Psychology

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