Mental Health of Children Born to Immigrant Parents in Ireland: A Pilot Study

Masaud, Tawfik; Dunne, Maria; Skokauskas, Norbert

doi:10.1007/s10597-014-9738-3

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“…At W1, behavioral problems were most prevalent in the migrant adolescent group, which supports the results of previous studies [ 34 , 35 ]. Other studies have found that behavioral problems in immigrant children are significantly associated with an array of factors related to family, the social environment, and ecological migration [ 36 – 38 ].…”

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Migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems compared to host adolescents and adolescents in their region of origin: a longitudinal study

Fang

Wang

et al. 2020

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Since the 1990s, families from the ecologically hostile mountainous southern areas of Ningxia Province, China, have been migrating to the northern areas of the province. This study compared the prevalence of behavioral problems among migrant adolescents to those among host adolescents (adolescents from the northern areas) and adolescents in the region of origin (adolescents from the southern areas), to determine whether ecological migration is related to adolescent behavioral problems, and possible changes in such problems over time. Methods We used the Children and Adolescents Ecological Migration Survey on Mental Health, administered to 4805 students aged 12–16 years and their parents between 2012 and 2014 (W1), of whom 1753 students and their parents completed the follow-up between 2014 and 2017 (W2). Parents answered questions related to adolescent behavioral problems, main source of family income, parents’ desire to reverse migrate, improved standard of living, and parents’ educational attainment, while children completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and a classroom environment questionnaire. Results The prevalence of behavioral problems among the migrant adolescents (28.04%) was significantly higher than among host adolescents (21.59%) or adolescents in the region of origin (24.37%; p < 0.001) at W1. After adjusting for gender and age, parents’ work outside the home was the main source of family income (OR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.13–1.78), and adolescents’ learning burden (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01–1.06) in school negatively influenced behavioral problems. Strong student-teacher relationships (OR = 0.97,95% CI = 0.94–0.99) and parents who had no intention to move back to the original residence (OR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.52–0.94) exerted a protective effect at W1; at W2, a protective effect was associated with improved living conditions (OR = 0.39–0.55, 95% CI = 0.25–0.84). The extent of behavioral problems among migrant adolescents significantly decreased after two years. Conclusion Ecological migration will increase children’s behavioral problems in the early stage, with various factors influencing the extent of these problems.

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Migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems compared to host adolescents and adolescents in their region of origin: a longitudinal study

Fang

Wang

et al. 2020

BMC Psychiatry

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“…For each DSM-oriented scale, the “clinical” or “borderline clinical” range corresponded to scores in the top 7% of the original sample. 27 The prevalence of behavioral problems seen in this cohort is within the clinical ranges reported in other studies from the United States, 41 Italy, 42 and Ireland 43 that have reported clinical ranges of affective (2.1%–33.5%), anxiety (2.0%–33.9%), pervasive developmental (4.5%–32.9%), attention deficit/hyperactivity (0.4%–18.1%), and oppositional defiant (0.0%–14.5%). In a similar study of children born to immigrant parents in Ireland, oppositional defiant problems had the lowest clinical rates whereas pervasive developmental problems had the highest clinical rates on the CBCL, 43 similar to our findings.…”

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No Association between Obesity and Behavior in Low-income, Preschool Latino Children

Nagata¹,

Hagan²,

Heyman³

et al. 2015

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Background The relationship between behavioral problems and obesity in early childhood in Latinos is largely unknown. Methods Cross-sectional anthropometric and behavioral data of children at three years of age were gathered from a cohort of 174 children of Latina mothers at two San Francisco hospitals. Child behaviors were assessed using the preschool Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/11/2–5). Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between behavior and obesity. Results At three years, 27.7% were obese. There were no associations between affective (OR = 1.89; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.42–8.59), anxiety (OR = 1.86; 95% CI 0.53–6.47), pervasive developmental (OR = 0.42; 95% CI 0.13–1.36), attention deficit hyperactivity (OR = 0.58; 95% CI 0.12–2.76), or oppositional defiant (OR = 6.49; 95% CI 0.65–64.49) problems and obesity. Conclusions Though psychological problems and obesity are associated among older children and adolescents, there was no association in Latino three-year olds in a low-income sample.

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“…In addition to the external in uence from various ecosystems in immigrant areas (such as the family, school, community and society), the internal aspects of migrant children should not be ignored [25]. In past studies, more attention has been given to personality factors, such as self-e cacy, resilience and personality tendency [26][27][28]. However, the capital and skill factors of migrant children are seldom discussed.…”

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How Does Dialect Ability Affect Migrant Children’s Mental Health in China?—Evidence From The China Education Panel Survey

Wang

Bai

et al. 2020

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Background: Mental health is a prominent problem faced by migrant children in China and has a profound impact on their academic and social development. Different from previous studies that emphasize the positive and negative effects of the external system, this paper, considering internal aspects of the migrant children themselves, regards language as an important capital and skill and empirically examines the relationship between dialect ability acquired by migrant children in the area of immigration and their mental health. Methods: Data are from the China Education Panel Survey of 2015. One-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression are used to investigate the influence of dialect ability on migrant children's mental health. Mediating effect analysis is used to examine the role of school integration between dialect ability and migrant children’s mental health.Results: Dialect ability is an effective protective factor for migrant children’s mental health. The more proficient they are in local dialects, the higher their mental health level. School is the center of the interaction between migrant children and the place of immigration and the main space in which they use the local dialect. Mediating effect analysis shows that, in this field, migrant children with good dialect ability can achieve social integration by expanding their school communication, enhancing their school identity and winning peer acceptance to maintain and improve their mental health. Conclusions: This shows that migrant children’s mastery of local dialects is conducive to their psychological development, and school integration acts as an important bridge between local dialect and migrant children's mental health, which reveals the importance of advocating language diversity and cultural integration.

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Mental Health of Children Born to Immigrant Parents in Ireland: A Pilot Study

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems compared to host adolescents and adolescents in their region of origin: a longitudinal study

Migrant adolescents’ behavioral problems compared to host adolescents and adolescents in their region of origin: a longitudinal study

No Association between Obesity and Behavior in Low-income, Preschool Latino Children

How Does Dialect Ability Affect Migrant Children’s Mental Health in China?—Evidence From The China Education Panel Survey

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