Ikafa, Irene and Hack-Polay, Dieu and Walker, Janet and Mahmoud, Ali B. (2021) African migrants and stress coping strategies in Australia: Implications for social work. International Social Work, 65 (6). pp. 1166-1183. ISSN 1461-7234
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Abstract
This research investigates resettlement stress among African migrants in Australia and how migrants manage stress. The research used 30 semi-structured interviews with African migrants in Western Australia. Participants used various strategies, including reliance on family as a community and on God – usually constructed by alliance rather than kinship – to manage stress. The article’s key contribution highlights the multilayered approach for social work to integration strategies for migrants. The study identifies three significant issues emerging: the importance of ‘families’ as community networks, the experience of discrimination and the significance of faith in God as crucial migrant support factors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | ** Embargo end date: 07-04-2021 ** From SAGE Publishing via Jisc Publications Router ** History: epub 07-04-2021. ** Licence for this article starting on 07-04-2021: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ** Peer reviewed: TRUE |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Articles, African, coping strategies, migrant family, racism, resettlement, social work |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Publications Router |
| Depositing User: | JISC Publications Router |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2022 13:25 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2023 15:10 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/2137 |
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