Discrimination and Mental Health Among Somali Refugee Adolescents: The Role of Acculturation and Gender

This article examines the role of social identity (acculturation and gender) in moderating the association between discrimination and Somali adolescent refugees’ mental health. Results indicated that discrimination was common and associated with worse mental health. (Description from source.)

Language(s):
English

Resource Type(s):
Article

Journal Title: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Journal Volume: 80

Journal Number: 4

Publisher/Producer: Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Publication Date: Oct-10

Pages: 564-575

Author(s):
Ellis, B. Heidi
MacDonald, Helen Z.
Klunk-Gillis, Julie
Lincoln, Alisa
Strunin, Lee
Cabral, Howard J.

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