Parenting in transition: refugee populations’ challenges in navigating parenting upon resettlement

Moinolmolki, Neda; Ridzi, Frank; Cronin, Virginia; Adan, Haji

doi:10.1080/15313204.2020.1730291

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“…In many reports from the parents' perspective, their children were disconnecting from their native culture (Lewis, 2008;Renzaho et al, 2011), often in response to children spending more time in school and having newfound freedoms. Specifically, parents reported sadness and concern that children would lose their native language (Deng & Marlowe, 2013;Tingvold et al, 2012a, b), would not listen to them anymore (Moinolmolki et al, 2020), and become too independent from the family (Betancourt et al, 2015;Levi, 2014;Lewig et al, 2010). As a Bhutanese father explains, "They do not want to live with their parents, children do not want to keep them.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Adapting to new laws and parenting styles in the host cultureoften, from an interdependent culture to an independent onewas noted as difficult for parents and a source of family strain because it reduced the confidence in their perceived parenting ability (Deng & Marlowe, 2013;Lewig et al, 2010). Some parents reported fears of their children being taken away from them by Child Protective Services due to their lack of understanding of appropriate disciplinary actions in the host society (Moinolmolki et al, 2020). Many parents also reported relying on their children for information, but this information was not always accurate.…”

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“…In some cases, family members reported shifting roles and expectations within the family. For instance, parents reported withdrawing from traditional gender roles (Moinolmolki et al, 2020;Renzaho et al, 2011), which often led to marital conflict, separation, or divorce. The youth took more responsibility as financial providers (Luster et al, 2008), caregivers to siblings (Frounfelker et al, 2017), and as language brokers to their parents (Tingvold et al, 2012a, b), often leading to increased parent-child conflict (Frounfelker et al, 2017).…”

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Stress and resilience among resettling refugee youth: An illustrative review and new applications for the family stress model

Masarik

Fritz

Lazarevic

2022

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Some of the world's 84 million forcibly displaced persons (approximately half are youth under the age of 18) obtain legal refugee status, which allows them passage to resettle in new communities. Although much has been documented about experiences of stress and trauma among refugees, we know less about their resilience and coping abilities. Furthermore, a lack of an overarching theoretical framework hinders our understanding of the complete refugee experience, which includes stressors, but also significant strengths and resources. In this paper, we offer a unified conceptual model inspired by family stress, ecological systems, and resilience science that outlines hypothesized stress and resilience pathways during resettlement. We also provide an illustrative review of research from the past two decades involving both the stressors and resources influencing refugee youth during resettlement. We note critical questions that warrant future directions for investigators, particularly those pertaining to resettlement resources that promote resilience at multiple levels.

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Stress and resilience among resettling refugee youth: An illustrative review and new applications for the family stress model

Masarik

Fritz

Lazarevic

2022

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“…In resettlement contexts such as the United States and Europe, research has identified that barrier to parent’s participation and inclusion impact parenting. Financial restrictions and language barriers are often described (Bergnehr, 2016; Moinolmolki et al, 2020). A significant reduction or total loss of wider social support systems is commonly reported (Lewig et al, 2010; Osman et al, 2016).…”

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“…The experience of cultural dissonance has been identified. Parents face challenges in combining preexisting values and beliefs with the new expectations of parenting that are implicitly or explicitly stated in the resettlement context (Levi et al, 2014; Moinolmolki et al, 2020).…”

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The parenting process in Syrian refugees: A grounded theory study.

Huntley¹,

Ulph²,

El-Khani³

et al. 2021

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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A key concern of peace psychology is to develop a robust evidence base that informs those working with groups who have experienced the impact of war and conflict (Cohrs et al., American Psychologist, 2013, 68, 590). With rates of refugees forcibly displaced now the highest on record the development of psychosocial interventions designed to promote well-being is essential (Hynie, Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 2018, 24, 265; UNHCR, UNHCR projected global resettlement needs, 2020). This is highly relevant for refugee parents who must parent through multiple adversities and transitions. Effective parenting is an important protective factor for the psychological functioning of refugee children. The design of support for families, to be available during displacement and the integration process, is essential because inclusion and participation in new settings Syrian refugee parenting through transition; from being forced to leave Syria to eventually being resettled in the U.K. In-depth interviews with six professionals who worked with refugee parents and six Syrian refugee parents were conducted and analyzed. Secondary data with narratives from three Syrian parents and transcripts from a parent focus group of nine parents were analyzed. We theorized an active process of resilient parenting in recovery. The process comprised of three phases: Contracting, reforming, and moving forward. Parents moved between phases at different points in their journey. A core role for language was identified. The findings suggest that the development and use of resilience-based narratives may be helpful. This would represent a relatively resource-light intervention to support parental capacity. Public Significance StatementA central aim of peace psychology is to produce evidence and theory that could mitigate the impact of conflict and violence. An important area is in policy development and the provision of services to address the impact of conflict upon refugees and their children. We are currently witnessing what has been referred to as a displacement crisis, with the highest level of forced displacement on record. Approximately half of the current refugee population are children under 18 years of age. There is an increasing global concern for this group. Quality of parenting is recognized as an important protective and promotive factor for their well-being. Our study offers a theory that conceptualizes the parenting process of Syrian refugees forced to flee their country and resettle in the U.K. Our findings provide support for the development of resilience-based interventions to support refugee parents' capacity. These approaches could be informed by relational and solution-focused concepts. Interventions that draw upon the strength-based narratives that parents already use with their children would be relatively resource-light. They would move away from a narrow, distress focus by including protective and promotive factors.

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How Rohingya refugee parents support children’s prosocial development in crisis-affected and resettlement contexts: Findings from India and Canada

Didkowsky,

Corbit,

Gora

et al. 2024

Journal of Refugee Studies

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We know little about how parents protect and promote children’s prosocial development during humanitarian crises. This qualitative study examined Rohingya refugee parents’ psychosocial perspectives and the processes they use to socialize prosocial values and behaviours in their children. Interviews (descriptive and in-depth qualitative) were conducted with 100 parents living in a refugee settlement in India (n = 100 descriptive; n = 5 in-depth) and 4 parents resettled in a mid-sized Canadian city (n = 4 descriptive; n = 4 in-depth). An inductive, ‘contextualist’ thematic analysis (TA) was conducted on the in-depth interviews to develop three overarching themes: (1) parents’ prosocial values and beliefs; (2) environmental conditions influencing parents’ available pathways for promoting children’s prosocial development; and (3) parents’ prosocial socialization and protection practices. The findings indicate that parents’ prosocial beliefs and contextual factors inform their parenting decisions and practices. Recommendations are provided for enriching parents’ capacity to promote child prosocial development in contexts of adversity.

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Parenting in transition: refugee populations’ challenges in navigating parenting upon resettlement

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Stress and resilience among resettling refugee youth: An illustrative review and new applications for the family stress model

Stress and resilience among resettling refugee youth: An illustrative review and new applications for the family stress model

The parenting process in Syrian refugees: A grounded theory study.

How Rohingya refugee parents support children’s prosocial development in crisis-affected and resettlement contexts: Findings from India and Canada

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