Factors affecting the acculturation strategies of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different acculturation strategies might be related to different mental health outcomes and social participation of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs), but little is known about which factors influence this acculturation process. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to examine the impact of individual, stress-related, and contextual factors on the acculturation process of URMs in Germany.

Methods

A sample of N = 132 URMs living in child and youth welfare service facilities in Germany completed questionnaires about their acculturation orientation, traumatic experiences, daily stressors, asylum stress, and perceived social support between June 2020 and October 2021. This investigation is part of the multi-center randomized control trial BETTER CARE.

SUBMITTER: Garbade M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10315911 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature