Alhaddad L.

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Challenges and coping: Perspectives of Syrian and Iraqi refugee youth in Germany
Refugee youth constitute around a third of the refugee population in Germany. We studied the experiences of newly arrived Syrian and Iraqi refugee youth, aged 14 to 18 years (N = 20), in Germany. We utilized semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to investigate (a) the main challenges faced by youth and (b) their main coping resources to deal with these…
2023
Alhaddad L. Kanngiesser P. Goodwin R.
Interview English Resilience & adaptation Mental health & psychosocial well-being Formal education Germany
With a little help from my friends? Acculturation and mental health in Arabic-speaking refugee youth living with their families
Introduction: Refugee youth are often faced with the compounding challenges of heightened exposure to traumatic events and acculturating to a new country during a developmental period when their sense of self is still forming. This study investigated whether refugee youth's acculturation orientation (separation, integration, marginalization, and assimilation) is associated with depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms and aimed to identify additional…
2023
Meyer C. Alhaddad L. Stammel N. Sixtus F. Wesche J.S. Kerschreiter R. Kanngiesser P. Knaevelsrud C.
Integration & assimilation Caregivers English Access & participation Resilience & adaptation Mental health & psychosocial well-being Marginalization & segregation Language education Germany Acculturation Regression analysis