Psycho-social Stressors Experienced by Young war Refugees in Developed Countries: A Scoping Review.
Kateryna Metersky, Adam Jordan, Areej Al-Hamad and 1 others
PMID 39033428WHAT IT FOUND
Young war refugees in developed countries faced stressors before, during and after migration, especially language barriers, separation, discrimination, money worries and strained parent-child relationships.
These stressors shape mental health and daily participation.
Key findings
01Stressors were grouped into pre-migration, migration journey and post-migration periods, with post-migration stressors most extensively researched.
02Parental trauma was linked to child conduct, peer and emotional difficulties through maladaptive parenting, insecure attachment and parentification.
03Language barriers affected access to health services, employment, social connections, integration, school experiences and parent-child communication.
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What it does not show
Only five databases were searched, and gray literature was not included. Only English manuscripts were included. The quality of included studies was not assessed, so the review maps topics rather than weighing evidence. The included studies had different designs, countries, origins and populations, so findings are not pooled or directly comparable. Some included studies covered both developed and developing destination countries or war and non-war refugees, and the authors extracted only relevant parts. The review did not test whether any intervention reduced stressors or improved outcomes.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest. Funding was provided by Toronto Metropolitan University.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the suggested language, education and family programs as proven treatments. This review mapped stressors across 23 manuscripts and did not assess study quality or test whether any intervention reduced refugee distress.