Peculiarities of Depressive Disorders in Emigrants and Re-Emigrants

Maruta, N.; Venger, Olena; Panko, Tamara; Yavdak, I.

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1806

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“…The association between emigration intent and psychological factors encompasses a variety of interrelated elements such as depression, anxiety, personality traits, and risk-taking behavior, which all play crucial roles in in uencing individuals' migration decisions. Studies highlight that psychological distress, speci cally high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, signi cantly correlates with the intention to emigrate [22]. In a study on Turkish medical students, those exhibiting higher stress and depression levels showed a stronger inclination towards migration [23].…”

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Explaining emigration intentions through the lens of the theory of planned behavior: Scales' validation in a developing Arab country context

Hemade,

Hallit,

Fawaz

et al. 2024

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Background Emigration is a multifaceted phenomenon that is changing the demographics of many countries. The Intention to Emigrate (ITE), Attitude Towards Emigration (ATE), Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC), and Subjective Social Norms (SSN) are measures that have been developed to assess the emigration intent and its possible contributors in a cultural setting. These scales lack a validated Arabic version suitable for the Arab context. This study aimed to translate, psychometrically validate, and culturally adapt the ITE, ATE, PBC, and SSN scales in Arabic in a sample of Lebanese university students. Methods Following the Snowball sampling method, participants (n = 471) were Lebanese students who answered demographic questions and completed the Arabic versions of the ITE, ATE, PBC, SSN, as well as the following measures for concurrent validity testing: dark Future, personality traits, risk propensity and depression. Results Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed a one-factor model of the ITE, ATE, PBC, and SSN. We found good internal consistency reliability for all scales: ITE (ω = .89; α = .89), ATE (ω = .86; α = .86), PBC (ω = .84; α = .84) and SSN (ω = .87; α = .87). Convergent validity and concurrent validity were proved through positive correlations with depression, Neuroticism, Agreeableness, risk propensity scores, and negative correlations with Openness scores. All scales showed invariance across sexes. Males scored significantly higher than females on the PBC scale, while no significant difference between sexes was observed for the ITE, ATE and SSN. Conclusion Our validated Arabic versions of the ITE, ATE, PBC, and SSN offer invaluable, culturally appropriate instruments for assessing emigration intentions and factors behind this intention. This shall boost research on emigration intentions and behaviors among Arabic*-speaking youth, help shape policies on emigration, and help social workers design targeted interventions for supporting potential emigrants.

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Explaining emigration intentions through the lens of the theory of planned behavior: Scales' validation in a developing Arab country context

Hemade,

Hallit,

Fawaz

et al. 2024

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Structure and features of psychopathological symptoms in forced migrants and internally displaced persons

Venger,

Mysula,

Oliynyk

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Wiad Lek

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Aim: To study the structure and characteristics of psychopathological symptoms in FM who left Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, and internally displaced persons, in a comparative aspect. Materials and Methods: Examination was performed in compliance with the principles of biomedical ethics, based on informed consent. Research was provided on the basis of the Ternopil Regional Clinical Psychoneurological Hospital. Inclusion criteria were women who were forced to leave the territory of Ukraine as a result of hostilities after February 24, 2022, and who left for temporary residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland (Poland) (FM), and women who were temporarily relocated within Ukraine in connection with connection with hostilities (IDP). Exclusion criteria from the study were presence of language disorders, pronounced cognitive disorders, severe somatic condition. The examination was organized by the method of a semi-structured clinical interview according to the developed by us protocol and was conducted remotely. During the examination, depressive, anxiety-phobic, asthenic and dyssomnic disorders, addictive behavior and symptoms of PTSDwere identified and verified. Statistical and mathematical processing a was carried out using Fisher’s exact test. Results: The data we obtained indicate a significant spread of psychopathological symptoms in FM and IDP. Conclusions: FM and IDP are characterized by a high incidence of psychopathological symptoms. The most frequent were: depressed mood (FM – 67.2%, IDP – 58.5%), feelings of anxiety and fear (FM –52.5%, IDP – 43.6%), obsessive thoughts (FM – 58.9 %, IDP – 49.5%).

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Peculiarities of Depressive Disorders in Emigrants and Re-Emigrants

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Explaining emigration intentions through the lens of the theory of planned behavior: Scales' validation in a developing Arab country context

Explaining emigration intentions through the lens of the theory of planned behavior: Scales' validation in a developing Arab country context

Structure and features of psychopathological symptoms in forced migrants and internally displaced persons

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