Young refugees talk about well-being: A qualitative analysis of refugee youth mental health from three states
Young refugees talk about well-being: A qualitative analysis of refugee youth mental health from three states
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DOI：
10.1002/j.1839-4655.2003.tb01142.x
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发表时间：
2003-05-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Westoby, P
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作者：
Brough, M;Gorman, D;Westoby, P
有难民背景的年轻人在澳大利亚境内的定居过程中面临巨大挑战。他们必须在一个新的社会、文化、地理和成人空间中找到自己的位置，但也要努力在自己的家庭和族裔社区中找到安全感。过去的创伤可能与现在的痛苦经历交织在一起。这些年轻人生活中的压力可能既复杂又多样。本文探讨了这些压力源的性质，从难民背景的年轻人生活在澳大利亚。它是基于对76名来自难民背景的年轻人的深入采访，这些年轻人现在居住在布里斯班、阿德莱德和珀斯。定性分析这些压力的影响，以及所采用的应对策略进行了讨论。有人认为，创伤存在于生命的连续体中，在这些情况下支持年轻人的方法应注意将重点限制在创伤后应激障碍或文化适应压力等生物医学类别上，而应关注更广泛的社会背景。
Young people from refugee backgrounds face enormous challenges in the settlement process within Australia. They must locate themselves within a new social, cultural, geographic and adult space, yet also try to find security within the spaces of their own families and ethnic communities. Traumas of the past can mix with painful experiences of the present. The stressors in the lives of these Young people can be both complex and diverse. This paper explores the nature of these stressors among young people from refugee backgrounds living in Australia. It is based on in-depth interviews with 76 young people from refugee backgrounds now living in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. A qualitative analysis of the impact of these stressors as well as the coping strategies employed are discussed. It is argued that trauma exists within a life continuum and that approaches to supporting young people in these circumstances should be wary of limiting their focus to biomedical categories such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acculturation Stress and instead focus on a wider social context.