Psychological Homelessness and Enculturative Stress among US-Deported Salvadorans: A Preliminary Study with a Novel Approach
Psychological Homelessness and Enculturative Stress among US-Deported Salvadorans: A Preliminary Study with a Novel Approach
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-014-0006-y
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Ferguson, Christopher J.
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作者：
Negy, Charles;Reig-Ferrer, Abilio;Ferguson, Christopher J.
这项研究的目的是在被驱逐的萨尔瓦多人融入萨尔瓦多的背景下，审查心理上的无家可归--不属于自己国家的感觉。被美国驱逐出境的参与者(n=66)填写了一套与其驱逐经历有关的问卷。结果表明，被驱逐者在不同程度上经历了与萨尔瓦多生活有关的心理无家可归和文化压力现象。根据假设，在控制了在美国度过的时间、文化适应和文化适应后，与重新适应萨尔瓦多生活相关的文化压力与心理上的无家可归显著相关。其他分析表明，与驱逐经历相关的不适应认知也预示着心理上的无家可归。我们的发现表明，心理上的无家可归似乎是一个有效的概念，许多非法移民都有过这种经历。
The purpose of this study was to examine the construct psychological homelessness-feelings of not belonging in one's home country-within the context of deported Salvadorans' enculturation to El Salvador. Participants (n = 66) who had been deported from the United States completed a set of questionnaires related to their deportation experience. Results indicated that deportees, in various degrees, experienced the phenomenon of psychological homelessness and enculturative stress related to living in El Salvador. As hypothesized, enculturative stress related to re-adapting to life in El Salvador significantly correlated with psychological homelessness after controlling for time spent in the United States, acculturation, and enculturation. Additional analyses revealed that maladaptive cognitions related to the deportation experience also predicted psychological homelessness. Our findings suggest psychological homelessness appears to be a valid construct and is experienced by many undocumented immigrants.