Refugees' and Immigrants' Mental Health: Association of Demographic and Post-Immigration Factors
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 136 (4), 511-519
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1996.9714033
Abstract
Several demographic and post-immigration factors related to self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression of immigrants in New Zealand were examined in a study involving a sample of 129 Southeast Asian refugees, 57 Pacific Island immigrants, and 63 British immigrants to New Zealand. A questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) in English and in three Southeast Asian translations were administered, followed by an interview in English or with an interpreter. The findings suggest that demographic characteristics are not associated with symptom level. Post-immigration factors, such as experiencing discrimination in New Zealand, not having close friends, being unemployed, and spending most of one's time with one's own ethnic group affected anxiety and depression scores.Keywords
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