Forced migration, adolescence, and identity formation

Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios; Vlassopoulos, Maria; Lazaratou, Helen

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“…One of the values of this study is its extension over 20 years with separate assessment periods of equal length that involved two subsequent classification systems, particularly because some of the diagnostic criteria changed during the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. In addition, both the sample size and the proportion of patients with a migration background in this study are considerably larger than those in previous studies (18, 20, 21, 38). A further advantage is that the effects of SES were controlled for, supporting previous studies in adults that suggested that differences in SES should be considered a crucial risk factor for specific mental health problems (39), particularly for psychotic disorders (40) and depression (41).…”

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“…It is not uncommon for migrants to experience discrimination, work- or school-related stressors and improved or worsened access to health care services. In particular, children and adolescents can be greatly affected by the migration process (17, 18). However, the variety of experiences and the reasons for migration indicate that not all children and adolescents with a migration background face similar experiences before or after migration.…”

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“…Apparent postmigration stressors include the loss of friendships, family and lifestyle, in addition to significant changes in social support, discrimination, language and cultural difficulties, and academic challenges (19). For example, recent data from Greece indicate that members of immigrant families had significantly lower job status, worse housing and economic situations and higher rates of non-insurance than non-immigrant families (18, 20). Further data from the United States reveal that immigrants had a lower risk of psychiatric disorders than natives prior to arrival in the United States but showed a trend toward the equalization of risk as the migrants resided longer in the host country (21).…”

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Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

Gaber

Bouyrakhen

Herpertz‐Dahlmann

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Global Health Action

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IntroductionThis article presents diagnostic rates for specific mental disorders in a German pediatric inpatient population over a period of 20 years with respect to migration background and socioeconomic status (SES).MethodsDiagnostic data were obtained over a period of 20 years from 8,904 patients who visited a child and adolescent psychiatry mental health service in Germany. Data from 5,985 diagnosed patients (ICD-9 and ICD-10 criteria) were included with respect to gender, migration background, and SES.ResultsMigration- and gender-specific effects were found for both periods of assessment. The group of boys with a migration background showed significantly higher rates of reactions to severe stress, adjustment disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder compared to their male, non-migrant counterparts. Conversely, boys without a migration background showed a significantly higher percentage rate of hyperkinetic disorders than male migrants. Similar results were found for female migrants in the latter assessment period (ICD-10). In addition, female migrants showed lower rates of emotional disorders whose onset occurs in childhood compared to their non-migrant counterparts.ConclusionsData from this investigation provide preliminary evidence that the prevalence of various psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents is influenced by migration background and SES.

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Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

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Herpertz‐Dahlmann

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“…Other participants struggled to overcome the conditions of oppression, internalising negatively the perceptions from the dominant culture as a reflection of the self. Anagnostopoulos et al (2006) investigated how a traumatic situation, such as forced migration, may affect the process of identity formation in adolescence. Using a case study approach, the study examined the experiences of two adolescent males who were forced to immigrate to Greece where they were faced with further marginalisation as a part of a minority ethnic group.…”

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A Systematic Review of Children’s Construction of the Self: Implications for Children’s Subjective Well-being

Benninger

Savahl

2016

Child Ind Res

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This research aimed to systematically review academic literature focused on how children construct and assign meaning to the 'self.' An article search and appraisal yielded 38 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Within these articles, six central thematic categories emerged as the key influences on children's constructions of the self. These include multidimensionality, discursive practices, socio-environmental conditions, oppression & marginalisation, culture, and social support. The study highlights the multidimensional and fluid nature of the self and emphasises the self-concept to be mutually influenced and supported by an individual's immediate social networks, socio-environmental resources, and internal processes. A child's ability to meaningfully construct a sense of self was associated with higher levels of coping and resilience and improved well-being. The review provides considerations for increased interventions aimed at improving child well-being which must take into account the unique ways in which children construct and assign meaning to the self. Such interventions should be inclusive of the individual and contextual issues influencing a child's self-constructions, including coping skills, structural challenges and proximal economic and social resources. Review Question How do children construct and assign meaning to the 'self'? Included Databases EbscoHost, ScienceDirect, and SpringerLink are the metadatabases which were searched for the extraction of articles. Databases within EbscoHost included PsychARTICLES, SocINDEX, and Academic Search Complete. Within ScienceDirect and SpringerLink, the search was conducted in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Articles with titles and abstracts which met the inclusion criteria were obtained and reference lists of the identified articles scanned to identify additional relevant articles. Personal contact was also made with experts in the field on the topic of self-concept who may be able to direct the researcher to relevant studies. Time Period/Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria (1) The time period considered is the last 20 years (1994-2014). (2) Participants are children age 18 or under (3) Study seeks to make meaning of how children conceptualise the self (4) Study provides a full report written in English. (5) Study is published in an English-language, peer-reviewed journal, book or book chapter. Articles which did not meet criteria were excluded. Key Words The preliminary keywords used within the search were child, self, self-concept, self-esteem, self-competence, self-efficacy, self-perceptions, child narratives, meaning-making, qualitative analysis, perceptions of the self. The list entailed the terms which have been commonly utilised in studies related to child self-concept. During the initial search, the majority of the studies were related to the objective measures of the self-concept, rather than the meaning-making processes and subjective experiences of children. It was therefore decided not to include the term perception in the search....

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“…Arrangierte Heiraten und forcierte Migration [2] oder Ehrenmorde, in westlichen Ländern unter Strafe gestellt, können häufig als Spitze eines Eisberges von tiefgreifenden Konflikten der Akkulturation verstanden werden. Therapien stoßen hier leider oft an Grenzen [5].…”

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Migration und Globalisierung: therapeutische Implikationen für eine transkulturelle Psychotherapie

Meyer

2009

Wien Med Wochenschr

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Migration and globalisation: Therapeutic implications for transcultural psychotherapySummary. Migration and globalisation are challenging issues in transcultural psychotherapy. Migrants deal with possible conflicts in their first culture whilst emerging into their contact culture in different ways, which are underpinned by factors such as family situation, relationships, etc. This process of acculturation applies even to second and third generation migrants. It is accepted that sufficient identification with the contact culture without losing roots of the first culture is best. This strategy is called integration. Transcultural psychotherapists should, apart from being able therapists, have knowledge about different forms of acculturation and include these into their transcultural therapy.

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Forced migration, adolescence, and identity formation

Cited by 17 publications

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Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

A Systematic Review of Children’s Construction of the Self: Implications for Children’s Subjective Well-being

Migration und Globalisierung: therapeutische Implikationen für eine transkulturelle Psychotherapie

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