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Alhaddad, Lina, Goodwin, Robin and Kanngiesser, Patricia (2021) Challenges and coping : perspectives of Syrian and Iraqi refugee youth in Germany. Journal of Adolescent Research . 074355842110560. doi:10.1177/07435584211056069
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584211056069
Abstract
Refugee youth constitute around a third of the refugee population in Germany. We studied the experiences of newly arrived Syrian and Iraqi refugee youth, aged 14 to 18 years ( N = 20), in Germany. We utilized semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to investigate (a) the main challenges faced by youth and (b) their main coping resources to deal with these challenges. We grouped challenges into three levels: the individual level, the immediate social level, and the broader societal level. The most frequently mentioned challenges in our sample related to psychological wellbeing, school, friendship, accommodation, and discrimination. Youth reported relying on social support (friends, family, social services) and on themselves (through avoidance, persistence, activity seeking, active engagement) to cope with their challenges. Our findings provide insights into refugee youth’s experiences in Germany, encompassing the acculturative, developmental, and generational aspects of their lives and demonstrating their coping and resilience. We discuss our results in relation to the literature on refugee youth in high income countries.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Teenage refugees -- Germany -- Social conditions, Teenage refugees -- Cultural assimilation -- Germany, Teenage refugees -- Germany -- Psychology, Syrians -- Germany, Iraqis -- Germany | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Adolescent Research | ||||||||
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1552-6895 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2021 | ||||||||
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| Article Number: | 074355842110560 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/07435584211056069 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Publisher Statement: | ** From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router ** History: epub 13-11-2021; issued 13-11-2021. | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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