ArticleJournal of migration and health2022
Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health: The Role of Immigrant Social Connectedness during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Belongingness and loneliness in higher education: a meta-analysis of pre- and post-pandemic trends.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Mitigating the Stigma of Mental Illness: The Impact of Story-Telling in the Black Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- A multifactorial model of factors associated with PTSD, anxiety and depression among migrants in Spain.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The role of childhood social fragmentation and perceived discrimination on maladaptive core schemas later in life among young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis and healthy comparisons.Schizophrenia research · 2025Article
- Psychological distress, loneliness, and satisfaction with life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigration and immigrant wellbeing in the United States.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Influence of biopsychosocial factors on self-reported anxiety/depression symptoms among first-generation immigrant population in the U.S.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Experiences of male irregular migrants during their migration process and reception in Spain: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Factors contributing to the mental wellbeing of Afghan migrants in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Everyday discrimination, co-ethnic social support and mood changes in young adult immigrants in Germany-Evidence from an ecological momentary assessment study.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- The Short-Term Consequences of COVID-19 on Mental Health: State of the Art from Available Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 public health emergency has led to changes in people's attitudes towards minority groups, increasing prejudice and discriminatory behaviors, especially towards migrants. These prejudicial attitudes and discrimination negatively influence migrants' mental health increasing anxiety and depression and loneliness. However, the sense of belonging can be beneficial in mitigating these mental health issues especially in adverse social situations. Within this context, the aim of the study was to examine to what extent overall social connectedness plays a role in immigrant mental health during the COVID-19 crisis, hypothesizing that reduced sense of belonging to the social world will be part of the pathway from the negative effects of perceived discrimination on mental health during the pandemic. We recruited 104 immigrants from Greece who completed online self-report measures of perceived discrimination, social connectedness, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and loneliness, and conducted mediation analyses to test our predictions. Mediation models indicated that perceived discrimination has a negative impact on sense of belonging, which in turn increases anxiety and paranoia symptoms. Findings suggest that while perceived discrimination has a negative impact on mental health, this effect is less severe if participants remain socially connected. Results are discussed with regard to the need for social inclusion practices.
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