Refugees' agency: On resistance, resilience, and resources
| Autor: | José Renkens, Els Rommes, Maria van den Muijsenbergh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Refugees
refugee decision-making agency inclusiveness responsiveness Syria social inequalities Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Article Healthcare improvement science Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 18] Minors equity All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center Mental Health client- and person-centred health care Radboud Gender & Diversity Studies Medicine Humans Anthropology and Development Studies Child Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 806, p 806 (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 2 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 2; Pages: 806 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 244351.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) This study set out to answer the question 'Which kinds of agency do refugees perform when dealing with mental health problems of themselves and their children?'. Aiming to gain more insight in why it seems harder for refugee parents and minors than for the native population to talk to health professionals about their mental health and wellbeing, we combined two theoretical notions of agency to investigate a broad spectrum of informants' behaviour. We conducted 25 interviews with 30 refugees from 8 countries (Syria, Yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Eritrea, Turkish Kurdistan, Vietnam), whose Dutch residence permit varied from 26 years to less than one year. Data were analysed through open and axial coding, followed by pattern analyses. Although sometimes refugees seek (mental) healthcare, at other times they show agency by doing ‘nothing’ or by deliberately using distracting activities to deal with severe stress. Making use of resources available to them, oftentimes refugees show agency in ways that are less visible to healthcare professionals, by surviving, showing resilience, and suffering. In these cases, we think healthcare for refugees should intervene in a non-medical way, e.g., by supporting them to obtain resources that help refugees to (re)gain agency. 16 p. |
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