Household composition after resettlement and emotional health in adolescent migrants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migration during adolescence constitutes an important stressor that particularly impacts unaccompanied minors (UAM). Adolescent UAM in the United States (U.S.) are relatively understudied, especially regarding their resilience and emotional well-being after resettlement. Small school-based studies have documented the mental health status of UAM who resettled reuniting with their parents. However, many do not resettle with parents and less is known about the degree to which post-resettlement household composition impacts resilience and emotional well-being.

Methods

Our goal was to examine how migration characteristics, supports, resilience, and emotional well-being vary by UAM resettlement household composition (reunification with parents, reunification with a non-

SUBMITTER: Orjuela-Grimm M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046643 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature