ArticleJournal of migration and health2020
Subjective social status mobility and mental health of asylum seekers and refugees: Population-based, cross-sectional study in a German federal state.
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- Associations between postmigration living situation and symptoms of common mental disorders in adult refugees in Europe: updating systematic review from 2015 onwards.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Post-Pandemic Multidimensional Integration of Afghan Refugee Women in the U.S.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Integration of migrant and refugee data in health information systems in Europe: advancing evidence, policy and practice.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2023Review
- Between Care and Coercion: Asylum Seekers' Experiences With COVID-19 Containment and Mitigation Measures in German Reception Centres.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Exploring contextual effects of post-migration housing environment on mental health of asylum seekers and refugees: A cross-sectional, population-based, multi-level analysis in a German federal state.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Trends and Changes in Socio-Economic Inequality in Self-Rated Health among Migrants and Non-Migrants: Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis of National Survey Data in Germany, 1995-2017.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Monitoring the health and healthcare provision for refugees in collective accommodation centres: Results of the population-based survey RESPOND.Journal of health monitoring · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAsylum seekers and refugees (ASR) experience substantial changes in subjective social status (SSS), pre and post migration, which may affect their mental health. However, the effect of SSS mobility on mental health among ASR has been underexplored so far.
methodsPopulation-based cross-sectional study among a random sample of 560 adult ASR living in 64 collective accommodation centres in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. SSS in the country of origin before emigration and in Germany was assessed with a multi-lingual, adapted version of the MacArthur social ladder. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), anxiety and depressive symptoms were measured as mental health outcomes. Generalized linear regression models were fitted to estimate associations between changes in SSS and each outcome.
resultsA perceived loss of three or more steps in SSS from origin to Germany (compared to no change) was associated with poorer scores in HRQoL (B, standardized coefficient = -2.679, standard error, se = 1.351,
conclusionASR experiencing downward SSS mobility present poorer mental health compared to those experiencing no change in SSS. Early integration efforts and intersectoral measures to counter social downward mobility could prevent poor mental health among ASR.
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