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ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2021

Profiles of exposure to potentially traumatic events in refugees living in Australia.

A Nickerson, Y Byrow, A Rasmussen, M O'Donnell, R Bryant, S Murphy, V Mau, T McMahon, G Benson, B Liddell

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Article in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

A NickersonSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9171-4209
Y ByrowSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
A RasmussenDepartment of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, USA.
M O'DonnellPhoenix Australia, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
R BryantSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-819X
S MurphySchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
V MauAustralian Red Cross, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
T McMahonSettlement Services International, Ashfield, NSW, Australia.
G BensonSettlement Services International, Ashfield, NSW, Australia.
B LiddellSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AUAustralian Red Cross Lifeblood · AUFlinders University · AUFordham University · USServices Australia · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsRefugees and asylum-seekers are typically exposed to multiple potentially traumatic events (PTEs) in the context of war, persecution and displacement, which confer elevated risk for psychopathology. There are significant limitations, however, in extant approaches to measuring these experiences in refugees. The current study aimed to identify profiles of PTE exposure, and the associations between these profiles and key demographics, contextual factors (including ongoing stressors, method of travel to Australia and separation from family), mental health and social outcomes, in a large sample of refugees resettled in Australia.

methodsParticipants were 1085 from Arabic, Farsi, Tamil and English-speaking refugee backgrounds who completed an online or pen-and-paper survey in their own language. Constructs measured included PTE exposure, demographics, pre-displacement factors, ongoing stressors, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, depression symptoms, anger reactions, plans of suicide and social engagement.

resultsLatent class analysis identified four profiles of PTE exposure, including the torture and pervasive trauma class, the violence exposure class, the deprivation exposure class and the low exposure class. Compared to the low exposure class, participants in the trauma-exposed classes were more likely to be male, highly educated, from Farsi and Tamil-speaking backgrounds, have travelled to Australia by boat, experience more ongoing stressors and report both greater psychological symptoms and social engagement.

conclusionsThis study found evidence for four distinct profiles of PTE exposure in a large sample of resettled refugees, and that these were associated with different demographic, psychological and social characteristics. These findings suggest that person-centred approaches represent an important potential avenue for investigation of PTE exposure in refugees, particularly with respect to identifying subgroups of refugees who may benefit from different types or levels of intervention according to their pre-migration PTE experiences.

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Exposure to ViolenceAdolescentAdultAngerAustraliaDepressionFemaleHumansLatent Class AnalysisMental HealthRefugeesStress Disorders, Post-Traumaticposttraumatic stress disorderrefugeestortureTrauma

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