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Exploring parenting narratives in asylum seeking populations in Sweden: examining the effect of post migration stress on families through grounded theory

Exploring parenting narratives in asylum seeking populations in Sweden: examining the effect of post migration stress on families through grounded theory
Exploring parenting narratives in asylum seeking populations in Sweden: examining the effect of post migration stress on families through grounded theory
Empirical evidence shows that asylum seekers experience a range of stressors in a post migration context that can contribute to poor mental health. Few studies have considered how post migration stressors affect the family unit, specifically with a focus on parenting and child outcomes. In 2018 and 2019, interviews were conducted with asylum seeking parents (27 families) in a small community in Sweden. A grounded theory research design approach found an overarching category of lack of agency amongst parents which linked with three subcategories; a new normal, managing official processes and poor physical and mental health. Within each subcategory, the role of parenting was examined. Parents living through the asylum seeking process reported experiencing few rights, concerns about housing and money, as well as a constant fear of being repatriated, and these factors contributed to a deterioration in both their own as well as their children’s mental health. Implications and suggestions for future studies are included.
asylum seeker, Post migration stress, Parenting, Mental Health
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Hedstrom, Ellen
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Kovshoff, Hanna
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Hadwin, Julie
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Hedstrom, Ellen, Kovshoff, Hanna, Hadwin, Julie and Kreppner, Jana (2021) Exploring parenting narratives in asylum seeking populations in Sweden: examining the effect of post migration stress on families through grounded theory. Journal of Refugee Studies.

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Empirical evidence shows that asylum seekers experience a range of stressors in a post migration context that can contribute to poor mental health. Few studies have considered how post migration stressors affect the family unit, specifically with a focus on parenting and child outcomes. In 2018 and 2019, interviews were conducted with asylum seeking parents (27 families) in a small community in Sweden. A grounded theory research design approach found an overarching category of lack of agency amongst parents which linked with three subcategories; a new normal, managing official processes and poor physical and mental health. Within each subcategory, the role of parenting was examined. Parents living through the asylum seeking process reported experiencing few rights, concerns about housing and money, as well as a constant fear of being repatriated, and these factors contributed to a deterioration in both their own as well as their children’s mental health. Implications and suggestions for future studies are included.

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Hedstrom et al 2020 Exploring Parenting Narratives in Asylum Seeking Families Journal of Refugee Studies - Accepted Manuscript
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 December 2020
Published date: 23 April 2021
Keywords: asylum seeker, Post migration stress, Parenting, Mental Health

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Local EPrints ID: 445925
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/445925
ISSN: 0951-6328
PURE UUID: 2d6994a8-d18c-493a-af95-d1b26a8702c4
ORCID for Hanna Kovshoff: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6041-0376
ORCID for Jana Kreppner: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3527-9083

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Date deposited: 14 Jan 2021 19:14
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 06:12

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Author: Ellen Hedstrom
Author: Hanna Kovshoff ORCID iD
Author: Julie Hadwin
Author: Jana Kreppner ORCID iD

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