Sarah J Hoffman, Maria M Vukovich, Barbara L Peterson, Jayne A Fulkerson, Abigail H Gewirtz, Windy M Fredkove, Amanda Davis, Joseph E Gaugler
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Abstract
Background: Adolescent youth occupy a critical and complex position in refugee families who resettle in a third country.
Objectives: We examined the potential impact of health- and family-related factors on the social and behavioral adjustment outcomes of refugee adolescent youth.
Methods: Situated within an explanatory sequential mixed methods study, we used unadjusted and adjusted multinomial logistic regression to identify trauma, health, and socioecological characteristics of war-affected families associated with social and behavioral adjustment in 72 Karen adolescent youth resettled in the United States.
Results: Factors related to the health and well-being of war-affected families, including parent mental and physical health, youth-reported family function, housing, and parent employment demonstrated important associations with youth adjustment.
Conclusion: These findings, originating within the complex dynamics of resettled war-affected families, demonstrated the interconnectedness of adolescent and parent experiences and opportunities to advance resilience in youth navigating integration and supporting their families through those same processes.
期刊介绍:
Family & Community Health is a practical quarterly which presents creative, multidisciplinary perspectives and approaches for effective public and community health programs. Each issue focuses on a single timely topic and addresses issues of concern to a wide variety of population groups with diverse ethnic backgrounds, including children and the elderly, men and women, and rural and urban communities.