Acculturation and psychological well-being among Middle Eastern migrants in Australia: The mediating role of social support and perceived discrimination

Hashemi, Neda; Marzban, Maryam; Sebar, Bernadette; Harris, Neil

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2019.07.002

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“…Middle Eastern (ME) migrants, coming from one of the most crisis and conflict-prone regions in the world, have been shown to be at risk of developing mental disorders due to pre-migration traumas and stresses (Sulaiman-Hill & Thompson, 2012). This vulnerability could be exacerbated by post-migration factors, including language barriers, the challenging process of acculturation, feelings of stress, loneliness and alienation, the lack of opportunities to make effective use of occupational skills, discrimination, and other stressors associated with migration and adjustment to a new country (Hashemi et al, 2019a;Sulaiman-Hill & Thompson, 2012). Studies show higher rates of mental disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and general psychological distress, among ME migrants in comparison with the general population.…”

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Perceived discrimination and subjective well-being among Middle Eastern migrants in Australia: The moderating role of perceived social support

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Marzban

Sebar

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Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Middle Eastern (ME) migrants are vulnerable to developing mental health problems due to pre-migration and post-migration traumas and stresses. The evidence on the subjective well-being of ME migrants and its contributing factors is limited and inconclusive. Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the moderating role of perceived social support in the association between perceived discrimination and subjective well-being, after controlling for socio-demographic factors. Method(s): This cross-sectional survey study was conducted in Queensland, Australia. A total of 382 first-generation young adult ME migrants, aged between 20 to 39 years, completed a self-administered questionnaire. To analyse data, a series of three hierarchical multiple regression (HMR) analyses were conducted, one for each of the subjective well-being components (i.e., positive affect, negative affect, and satisfaction with life). The interaction between perceived social support and perceived discrimination for the prediction of subjective well-being components was further explored using simple slope analysis. Results: Gender was found to be a significant predictor of positive and negative affect. Education was found to predict satisfaction with life, but not positive and negative affect. Married migrants were found to have significantly higher life satisfaction, positive affect and lower negative affect. Perceived social support had a moderating role in the association between perceived discrimination and subjective well-being. Conclusion: Considering the buffering role of perceived social support against the adverse effects of perceived discrimination on subjective well-being, organizations and individuals working with ME migrants should acknowledge the significance of social support and improve their capacity to deliver effective and appropriate social support services to migrants experiencing discrimination.

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Perceived discrimination and subjective well-being among Middle Eastern migrants in Australia: The moderating role of perceived social support

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“…More recently, the 1992 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, and Argentina's political and economic crisis between 1999 and 2002 have also been flagged among events that Migration, Trauma, and Well-Being According to the literature, when migration is triggered by preservation motivation -when physical, social, and psychological security for self and family are motivators of emigration -it can be a stressful and traumatic event, and may have a negative impact on mental health (Finklestein and Solomon, 2009;Vathi and King, 2017). Migrants from socio-politically unstable countries may have been in situations where their lives or those of friends and family members, were in danger, so they not only have to negotiate the process of adaptation to a new social environment (Babis, 2016;Hashemi et al, 2019), but also may simultaneously experience vulnerability to various psychological symptoms related to higher levels of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and lower levels of subjective and psychological well-being (Foster, 2001;Kalir, 2015;Tartakovsky et al, 2017). Gal (2020) has recently explored childhood experiences of anti-Semitism during Argentina's last military dictatorship (1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980)(1981)(1982)(1983).…”

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The Centrality of Events, Religion, Spirituality, and Subjective Well-Being in Latin American Jewish Immigrants in Israel

Simkin

2020

Front. Psychol.

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This study aims to explore the impact of migration as a central event in personal identity, spirituality, and religiousness on subjective well-being (SWB). The sample was composed of 204 Latin American immigrants living in Israel, with ages ranging from 18 to 80 years (M = 48.76; SD = 15.36) across both sexes (Men = 34.8%; Women = 65.2%). The results show that, when analyzing the effects on SWB, Positive and Negative Affect, Centrality of Event, Religious Crisis, and Spiritual Transcendence present as the most relevant explanatory variables within the models. However, contrary to expectation, the present study identifies positive associations between the centrality of migration and SWB. Motivations for emigration should be explored in further studies as they could be mediating the relationship between centrality of events and SWB.

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“…Consistent with the results of parental support among adolescents, 31 Harshemi et al. 32 also highlighted how associations and resources among communities could be an effective way of providing social support, and as a result, improve their psychological well-being. Similarly, in the sport context, Malinauskas 33 examined the relationship between social support (i.e., family, friends, and significant other), stress, and life satisfaction among injured university athletes; the results showed that perceived social support significantly mediated the relationship between perceived stress and life satisfaction.…”

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“…2,52 In addition, previous studies highlighted forms of social support (e.g., parental support) and explained their association with students’ psychological health. 32 However, there is limited research that established the importance of social support in student-athletes’ subjective well-being, especially when teammates are a vital form of social support for student-athletes. Thus, to address this research gap, we developed the research model based on the environmental psychology model 13 and the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions 14 and examined the relationships among perceived teammate support, positive emotions, and subjective well-being.…”

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Importance of perceived teammate support as a predictor of student-athletes’ positive emotions and subjective well-being

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Tan²,

Lee

2020

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Student-athletes may have high stress, and the level of their subjective well-being could be low due to the dual role of being a student and an athlete. In the field of sport psychology, social support has received focal attention to identifying its impact on individuals’ subjective well-being. However, there is a lack of research that focuses on teammate support and subjective well-being. Thus, this study examined how the perception of teammate support influences subjective well-being through positive emotions based on the environmental psychology model and the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. This study collected 313 responses from university student-athletes in Singapore and conducted a confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling analysis. Results showed that perceived teammate support had a positive influence on subjective well-being through positive emotion. Also, there was a direct effect of perceived teammate support on subjective well-being. The results support the critical role of perceived teammate support in enhancing the student-athletes’ subjective well-being. The findings of this study are beneficial for coaches and student-leaders to design strategies to improve the subjective well-being of student-athletes.

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Acculturation and psychological well-being among Middle Eastern migrants in Australia: The mediating role of social support and perceived discrimination

Cited by 41 publications

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Perceived discrimination and subjective well-being among Middle Eastern migrants in Australia: The moderating role of perceived social support

Perceived discrimination and subjective well-being among Middle Eastern migrants in Australia: The moderating role of perceived social support

The Centrality of Events, Religion, Spirituality, and Subjective Well-Being in Latin American Jewish Immigrants in Israel

Importance of perceived teammate support as a predictor of student-athletes’ positive emotions and subjective well-being

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