A qualitative study on resilience in adult refugees in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because refugees face significant adversities before, during, and after resettlement, resilience is of central importance to this population. However, strengths-based research on post-migration refugee experiences is sparse.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 54 adult refugee participants who arrived in Germany between 2013 and 2018 in their preferred language. We analyzed different aspects of resilience in these interviews using thematic analysis.

Results

Nine themes were identified. Four themes manifest resilience in different ways and encompass cognitive as well as behavioral strategies for facing adversity, self-ascriptions of resilience as a personal trait or lasting characteristic, and the role of volunteering, work, and activism for

SUBMITTER: Walther L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8086291 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature