ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Defining Adjustment to Address the Missing Link between Refugees and Their Resettlement Communities.
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- The Resettlement Journey: Understanding The Role of Social Connectedness on Well-being and Life Satisfaction among (Im)migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Pooled it
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- Evaluating a Social-Emotional Training Program for Refugee Families and Service Providers: Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgrounddata from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) show that, in 2020, among 82.4 million refugees, only 251,000 returned to their home countries, indicating the desire for refugees to stay, for the long-term, in their new homelands. The paper contributes to the scientific-psychological debate on the social representation of refugee populations, by studying this population, not simply as "foreigners", traumatized and resourceless people, but rather focusing on the factors that lead to their positive adjustments within local communities.
methoda scoping review was carried out to explore the phenomenon of adjustment (RQ1) and to identify the factors that foster adjustment among refugees and their resettlement communities (RQ2). A research protocol and eligibility criteria were defined prior to conducting the literature research through the Scopus database. Afterwards, data charting and items were conducted to organize the results.
resultsa process of data mapping outlined three dimensions of adjustment-psychological, social, and scholastic. In addition, six macro factors emerged that ease refugee adjustments-context characteristics, time, social integration markers, acculturation, social support, and psychological capital. Results show that adjustment is the result of the inter-relations among sociological and psychological factors.
conclusionsthe lack of studies addressing the inner resources of refugees and community participation confirms that research in this field needs a change of paradigm, to identify the resources that refugees use to adjust to their new communities and promote their development.
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