Journal article
Profiles of post-migration stressors and mental health in refugees: A latent class analysis
Y Byrow, B Liddell, M O'Donnell, V Mau, T McMahon, R Bryant, G Benson, A Nickerson
Psychiatry Research | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2022
Abstract
Studies have documented the mental health effects of pre-migration trauma on resettled refugees and identified distinct psychological symptom profiles using person centred statistical techniques (e.g., latent class analysis; LCA). These techniques have advanced our understanding of the complex presentation of trauma and psychopathology in refugees. The current study employs LCA to examine patterns of exposure to stressors including post-migration stressors, allowing us to identify patterns of post-migration stress exposure and their association with mental health outcomes. Participants were 1085 Arabic, Farsi, Tamil, or English speaking adult refugees. Pre-migration trauma, post-migration st..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the contribution of Australian Red Cross and Settlement Services International to this study. Funding Statement: This work is supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (AN, BL, MOD, VM; LP160100670). We would also like to acknowledge the contributions of Rosanna Pajak and Susan Li to study conception and data collection, Zachary Steel and David Berle to study conception, and Stephanie Murphy, Candy Liu, Amber Hamilton, Savannah Minihan, Joel Hoffman, Lillian Le, Shraddha Kashyap, Philippa Specker, Ola Ahmed, Jessica Cheung, Miriam Den and Emma Doolan to data collection in this study. We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of refugee casework and counselling services in Australia in study recruitment.