dc.contributor.author
Walther, Lena
dc.contributor.author
Fuchs, Lukas M.
dc.contributor.author
Schupp, Jürgen
dc.contributor.author
von Scheve, Christian
dc.date.accessioned
2022-11-09T13:57:25Z
dc.date.available
2022-11-09T13:57:25Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/36776
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-36489
dc.description.abstract
Refugees are at an increased risk of mental health problems and low subjective well-being. Living circumstances in the host country are thought to play a vital role in shaping these health outcomes, which, in turn, are prerequisites for successful integration. Using data from a representative survey of 4325 adult refugees who arrived in Germany between 2013 and 2016, we investigated how different living conditions, especially those subject to integration policies, are associated with psychological distress and life satisfaction using linear regression models. Our findings show that an uncertain legal status, separation from family, and living in refugee housing facilities are related to higher levels of distress and decreased life satisfaction. Being employed, contact to members of the host society, and better host country language skills, by contrast, are related to reduced distress and higher levels of life satisfaction. These associations should inform decision making in a highly contested policy area.
en
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Mental health
en
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Living Conditions and the Mental Health and Well-being of Refugees: Evidence from a Large-Scale German Survey
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1007/s10903-019-00968-5
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
5
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Springer Nature
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
903
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
913
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
22
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.funding
Springer Nature DEAL
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
31974927
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1557-1912
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1557-1920