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ArticleJournal of refugee studies2022

A Scoping Review of Social Support Research among Refugees in Resettlement: Implications for Conceptual and Empirical Research.

Karin Wachter, Mary Bunn, Roseanne C Schuster, Godfred O Boateng, Kaila Cameli, Crista E Johnson-Agbakwu

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Article in Journal of refugee studies, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Karin WachterSchool of Social Work, Arizona State University, 411 N Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4809-0047
Mary BunnDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor Street, SPHPI MC 912, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Roseanne C SchusterCenter for Global Health, School of Human Evolution & Social Change, Arizona State University, SHESC 262, 900 Cady Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.
Godfred O BoatengCollege of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, MAC 155, 500 W Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
Kaila CameliSchool of Social Work, Arizona State University, 411 N Central Avenue #800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Crista E Johnson-AgbakwuObstetrics and Gynecology, Valleywise Health, 2525 E. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
Arizona State University · USCenter for Global Health · USTheodore Roosevelt High School · USThe University of Texas at Arlington · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Multi-Level Effects of a Parenting Intervention for Enhancing Latino Youth Health BehaviorsU54MD002316 · NIMHD · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI MARSIGLIA, FLAVIO FRANCISCO · 2017 to 2022
$14.9M
Leveraging Implementation Science and Design Methods to Sustain Community-Based Mental Health Services for RefugeesK01MH128524 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI Mary Bunn · 2022 to 2026
$935k
NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD002316NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH128524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study reviewed social support research with refugees in resettlement by assessing the scope of scholarship and examining methodological approaches, definitions, theoretical frameworks, domains, and sources of support. The scoping review followed a systematic approach that retained 41 articles for analysis. The findings indicate that refugee resettlement studies seldom conceptualizes social support as a central focus, defines the concept, draws from related theory, or examines multifaceted components of the construct. The review nevertheless yielded promising findings for future conceptual and empirical research. The analysis identified a wide range of relevant domains and sources of social support, laying the foundation for a socio-ecological model of social support specific to refugee experiences in resettlement. The findings also indicate an imperative to examine and theorize social support vis-à-vis diverse groups as a main outcome of interest, in connection to a range of relevant outcomes, and longitudinally in recognition of the temporal processes in resettlement.

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ecological modelintegrationsocial connectionssocial determinant of healthsocial networkssocial support

Identifiers

PMID35360343
PMCPMC8946570
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