2015
DOI: 10.1037/a0037538
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We left one war and came to another: Resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver–child relationships in Somali refugee families.

Abstract: Background Refugee families often encounter a number of acculturative and resettlement stressors as they make lives for themselves in host countries. These difficulties may be compounded by past trauma and violence exposure posing increased risk for mental health problems. Greater knowledge is needed about protective processes contributing to positive development and adjustment in refugee families despite risk (e.g., resilience). The aims of this research were to identify and examine strengths and resources ut… Show more

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“…While there are potentially overlapping issues of cultural differences or discrimination, for instance, there are profoundly unique concerns related to migration adjustment and acculturative distress that bear on experiences in out-of-school time. Refugee families in particular are likely to have experienced traumatic stress prior to arrival as a result of political violence or exposure to war, and this stress exacerbates parent-child conflict, difficulty with communication, and struggles to have children maintain religious and cultural practices in the context of mainstream U.S. settings (Betancourt, Abdi, Ito, Lilienthal, Agalab, & Ellis, 2015;Yako, & Biswas, 2014). Even well-meaning program staff may send subtle messages negative messages about perceived deficits of immigrant families (e.g., stereotypes about lack of value of education, absent fathers, and culture of poverty) that create barriers to parental involvement and student engagement (Jimenez-Castellanos, & Gonzalez, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While there are potentially overlapping issues of cultural differences or discrimination, for instance, there are profoundly unique concerns related to migration adjustment and acculturative distress that bear on experiences in out-of-school time. Refugee families in particular are likely to have experienced traumatic stress prior to arrival as a result of political violence or exposure to war, and this stress exacerbates parent-child conflict, difficulty with communication, and struggles to have children maintain religious and cultural practices in the context of mainstream U.S. settings (Betancourt, Abdi, Ito, Lilienthal, Agalab, & Ellis, 2015;Yako, & Biswas, 2014). Even well-meaning program staff may send subtle messages negative messages about perceived deficits of immigrant families (e.g., stereotypes about lack of value of education, absent fathers, and culture of poverty) that create barriers to parental involvement and student engagement (Jimenez-Castellanos, & Gonzalez, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent was ik zelf getuige van soortgelijke ouderlijke kracht. In zijn algemeenheid blijkt goede communicatie in het gezin een belangrijke factor te zijn die stress bij vluchtelingenkinderen kan verminderen (Betancourt et al, 2015). De wijze waarop vluchtelingenouders met hun kinderen communiceren over gebeurtenissen die zij als traumatiserend hebben ervaren, is van invloed op de mate waarin veilige gehechtheidsrelaties kunnen ontstaan tussen kind en ouders.…”
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“…Het doen van (vrijwilligers-) werk in het gastland (Ogbu, Brady & Kinlen, 2014) en het verwerven van de taal (Tingvold, Hauff, Allen & Middelthon, 2012) dragen bij aan het vergroten van dit onontbeerlijke sociale netwerk. Het gevoel er niet bij te horen, buitengesloten of gediscrimineerd te worden, heeft een negatief effect op het welzijn van vluchtelingenkinderen (Betancourt et al, 2015;Ogbu et al, 2014). Contact met leeftijdsgenoten in het gastland (Betancourt et al, 2015) en positieve schoolervaringen (Fazel et al, 2012) gelden juist als beschermende factoren voor gevluchte kinderen.…”
Section: Rond Middernacht Haal Ik Een Bekende Op Vanunclassified
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