Effects of Post-migration Factors on PTSD Outcomes Among Immigrant Survivors of Political Violence

This study examined the predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a clinical sample of 875 immigrant survivors of political violence resettled in the United States, with a specific aim of comparing the relative predictive power of pre-migration and postmigration experiences. Results from...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of immigrant and minority health 2013-10, Vol.15 (5), p.890-897
Hauptverfasser:	Chu, Tracy, Keller, Allen S., Rasmussen, Andrew
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access to Health Care Adolescent Adult Africa - ethnology Anxiety Disorders Asia - ethnology Comparative Law Data collection Displaced persons Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology Europe, Eastern - ethnology Female Forecasting Hispanic Americans Housing Humans Immigrants Immigration Immigration policy International & Foreign Law Land Settlement Latin Living conditions Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental health Meta Analysis Middle Aged Migration Minority & ethnic groups Minority Groups Noncitizens ORIGINAL PAPER Outcome Measures Political asylum Political violence Politics Post traumatic stress disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Premigration Private International Law Public Health Questionnaires Rape Rape - psychology Refugees Refugees - psychology Regression Analysis Resistance (Psychology) Sex crimes Sexual assault Social research Social Services Sociology Statistical analysis Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - ethnology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Survivors Survivors - psychology Torture Torture - psychology Trauma United States - epidemiology Violence Violence - psychology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examined the predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a clinical sample of 875 immigrant survivors of political violence resettled in the United States, with a specific aim of comparing the relative predictive power of pre-migration and postmigration experiences. Results from a hierarchical OLS regression indicated that pre-migration experiences such as rape/sexual assault were significantly associated with worse PTSD outcomes, as were post-migration factors such as measures of financial and legal insecurity. Post-migration variables, which included immigration status in the US, explained significantly more variance in PTSD outcomes than premigration variables alone. Discussion focused on the importance of looking at postmigration living conditions when treating trauma in this population.
ISSN:	1557-1912 1557-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s10903-012-9696-1