Post-Migration Living Difficulties and Mental Health in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Serbia
Abstract
The risk factors for mental problems among refugees and asylum seekers are usually divided into the ones experienced before migration (pre-migration), during migration, and after resettlement in the host country (post-migration). This study explores the presence of post-migration living difficulties and their relationships with mental health status among refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. A total of 306 participants completed the Refugee Health Screener 15 (RHS-15) and the Post-Migration Living Questionnaire (LDQ), alongside a basic socio-demographic questionnaire. The results showed that the most prevalent post-migration living difficulties are poverty, lack of work permit, isolation and boredom, separation from family, and worries about family back home. Furthermore, the majority of living difficulties tend to be more pronounced in those who screened positive on the initial mental health assessment. Overall, the results imply the need for improved living conditions for refugees, ...asylum seekers, and migrants in recipient countries, regardless of the duration of their stay, in order to protect their mental health and psychological well-being.
Keywords:
refugees / asylum seekers / post-migration living difficulties / mental health / refugee health screener (rhs-15)Source:
Politische Psychologie - Journal of Political Psychology, 2019, 1, 32-45Institution/Community
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Vukčević Marković, Maša AU - Živanović, Marko AU - Bjekić, Jovana PY - 2019 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4842 AB - The risk factors for mental problems among refugees and asylum seekers are usually divided into the ones experienced before migration (pre-migration), during migration, and after resettlement in the host country (post-migration). This study explores the presence of post-migration living difficulties and their relationships with mental health status among refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. A total of 306 participants completed the Refugee Health Screener 15 (RHS-15) and the Post-Migration Living Questionnaire (LDQ), alongside a basic socio-demographic questionnaire. The results showed that the most prevalent post-migration living difficulties are poverty, lack of work permit, isolation and boredom, separation from family, and worries about family back home. Furthermore, the majority of living difficulties tend to be more pronounced in those who screened positive on the initial mental health assessment. Overall, the results imply the need for improved living conditions for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in recipient countries, regardless of the duration of their stay, in order to protect their mental health and psychological well-being. T2 - Politische Psychologie - Journal of Political Psychology T1 - Post-Migration Living Difficulties and Mental Health in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Serbia EP - 45 IS - 1 SP - 32 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4842 ER -
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Vukčević Marković, M., Živanović, M.,& Bjekić, J.. (2019). Post-Migration Living Difficulties and Mental Health in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Serbia. in Politische Psychologie - Journal of Political Psychology(1), 32-45. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4842
Vukčević Marković M, Živanović M, Bjekić J. Post-Migration Living Difficulties and Mental Health in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Serbia. in Politische Psychologie - Journal of Political Psychology. 2019;(1):32-45. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4842 .
Vukčević Marković, Maša, Živanović, Marko, Bjekić, Jovana, "Post-Migration Living Difficulties and Mental Health in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Serbia" in Politische Psychologie - Journal of Political Psychology, no. 1 (2019):32-45, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4842 .