Psychological homelessness and enculturative stress among US-deported Salvadorans: a preliminary study with a novel approach.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 16(6): 1278-83, 2014 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24639053
The purpose of this study was to examine the construct psychological homelessness-feelings of not belonging in one's home country-within the context of deported Salvadorans' enculturation to El Salvador. Participants (n = 66) who had been deported from the United States completed a set of questionnaires related to their deportation experience. Results indicated that deportees, in various degrees, experienced the phenomenon of psychological homelessness and enculturative stress related to living in El Salvador. As hypothesized, enculturative stress related to re-adapting to life in El Salvador significantly correlated with psychological homelessness after controlling for time spent in the United States, acculturation, and enculturation. Additional analyses revealed that maladaptive cognitions related to the deportation experience also predicted psychological homelessness. Our findings suggest psychological homelessness appears to be a valid construct and is experienced by many undocumented immigrants.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Imigrantes Indocumentados
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Aculturação
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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America do norte
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El salvador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Immigr Minor Health
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos