The Role of Hope to Construct a New Life: Experiences of Syrian and Iraqian Asylum Seekers

Yıldız, Aylin Demirli

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42303-2_8

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“…To achieve the first study goal, items to measure FA were developed based on a qualitative study that was conducted with 15 asylum seekers and that is described elsewhere (Yıldiz, 2020). The quantitative measure was developed by combining the main ideas of future orientation and acculturation models that corresponded well to the main domains found in the qualitative study and consisted of 15 items that were theorized to form four latent factors.…”

Section: Future Aspirations (Fa)mentioning

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The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Post Migration Life Difficulties for Future Aspirations of Iraqi and Syrian Asylum Seekers

Demirli Yıldız,

Strohmeier

2024

Sage Open

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The majority of asylum seekers experience some kind of traumatic events before or during their flight and their challenging experiences do not end after resettlement. Still, they need to envision and build their future life in the host country. Moreover, asylum seekers’ future aspirations need to be differentiated from the satisfaction of essential needs. We (1) measured future aspirations (FA); (2) explored whether FA and post-migration life difficulties (PMLD) differ between asylum seekers with high and low levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS); and (3) examined whether PTSS, PMLD, gender, age, and length of stay are associated with different types of FA. In total, 139 Iraqi and Syrian asylum seekers (55 female, 83 male) aged 18 to 67 years ( M = 34.03, SD = 10.35) participated. A four-factor structure of FA was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Participants with high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms reported higher levels of PMLD and lower levels of FA related to their home country. FA related to the host country and FA related to occupation were predicted by lower levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms, while future aspirations related to the home country were predicted by higher levels of PMLD. Results indicate that asylum seekers who experienced more traumatic events before they migrated are more reluctant to return to these places in the future. Treating the psychological impairments of this highly vulnerable group and relaxing the manifold structural barriers are crucial to foster their construction of a future life.

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Section: Future Aspirations (Fa)mentioning

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The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Post Migration Life Difficulties for Future Aspirations of Iraqi and Syrian Asylum Seekers

Demirli Yıldız,

Strohmeier

2024

Sage Open

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Resilience and identities: the role of past, present and future in the lives of forced migrants

Berding-Barwick,

McAreavey

2023

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Hopeful futures for refugees in higher education: cultivation, activation, and technology

Gallagher,

Nanyunja,

Akello

et al. 2024

Int J Educ Technol High Educ

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This paper discusses hopeful futures for higher education and the use of technology in realising those futures through the lens of refugee education in Uganda. Through an analysis of qualitative research done with refugee students and teachers participating in a blended bridging programme designed to prepare students for entry and success in higher education, this paper explores the interplay between contingency and positions of hope for refugee students in relation to higher education and further assimilation into civic society. Two themes emerged from the analysis that suggested a prioritarian orientation for higher education to realise a more hopeful future. First, hope renders as an act of cultivation as refugee students become exposed to new concepts and develop confidence in relation to them. Second, digital technologies broaden the cultivation of hope towards greater civic participation, even if access to higher education is not achieved. Third, hope correlates to action not necessarily as a linear progressive trajectory but as a diligent watchfulness for positive possibility. The implications for higher education are that taking a prioritarian lens for refugees in educational design engages with the contingencies that impact all, placing the sector deliberately in search of positive possibility in its orientation and design.

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The Role of Hope to Construct a New Life: Experiences of Syrian and Iraqian Asylum Seekers

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Post Migration Life Difficulties for Future Aspirations of Iraqi and Syrian Asylum Seekers

The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Post Migration Life Difficulties for Future Aspirations of Iraqi and Syrian Asylum Seekers

Resilience and identities: the role of past, present and future in the lives of forced migrants

Hopeful futures for refugees in higher education: cultivation, activation, and technology

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