Resilience and Its Association with Depression, Emotional and Behavioural Problems, and Mental Health Service Utilisation among Refugee Adolescents Living in South Australia
Joint Authors
Baghurst, Peter
Ziaian, Tahereh
de Anstiss, Helena
Sawyer, Michael
Antoniou, Georgia
Source
International Journal of Population Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Economy
Abstract EN
Background.
Despite the frequency of traumatic or stressful events experienced by refugee children and adolescents prior to migration and following resettlement, the majority do not experience mental health problems emphasising the critical nature of resilience.
While a host of factors deemed to be protective of mental health in young refugees have been identified, there has been little research exploring the role of resilience as a distinct psychological construct.
This study aimed to explore the nature of psychological resilience in refugee adolescents and the relationship between resilience and depression, other emotional and behavioural problems, and mental health service uptake.
Method.
One hundred and seventy multiethnic refugee adolescents aged 13–17 from South Australia were administered a survey comprising the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).
Results.
Females tended to have higher resilience, as did those adolescents who had been living in Australia longer.
Adolescents suffering from depressive symptoms or other emotional or behavioural problems had lower resilience.
There was little evidence of an association between resilience scores and exposure to trauma or service utilisation.
Discussion.
Fostering resilience may be critical to efforts to prevent or reduce mental health problems in refugee adolescents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ziaian, Tahereh& de Anstiss, Helena& Antoniou, Georgia& Baghurst, Peter& Sawyer, Michael. 2012. Resilience and Its Association with Depression, Emotional and Behavioural Problems, and Mental Health Service Utilisation among Refugee Adolescents Living in South Australia. International Journal of Population Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ziaian, Tahereh…[et al.]. Resilience and Its Association with Depression, Emotional and Behavioural Problems, and Mental Health Service Utilisation among Refugee Adolescents Living in South Australia. International Journal of Population Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475431
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ziaian, Tahereh& de Anstiss, Helena& Antoniou, Georgia& Baghurst, Peter& Sawyer, Michael. Resilience and Its Association with Depression, Emotional and Behavioural Problems, and Mental Health Service Utilisation among Refugee Adolescents Living in South Australia. International Journal of Population Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475431
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475431