Impact of perceived discrimination and coping strategies on well-being and mental health in newly-arrived migrants in Spain.
Por:
Gabarrell A, Amanda Lloret Pineda, Franch M, Mellor-Marsa B, Alos-Belenguer MDC, He Y, Hafi-Elmokhtari RE, Villalobos F, Bayes I, Aparicio Pareja L, Álvarez Bobo O, Espinal Cabezas M, YOLANDA OSORIO LÓPEZ, Haro JM and Cristobal P
Publicada:
22 dic 2023
Ahead of Print:
22 dic 2023
Categoría:
Multidisciplinary
Resumen:
OBJECTIVES: To explore how perceived discrimination impacts the emotional well-being and mental health of newly-arrived migrants in Spain; and to identify the coping strategies and behavioral changes used to deal with perceived discrimination. DESIGN: 102 individual audio-recorded in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed through content analysis. RESULTS: Negative emotions related to perceived discrimination included disgust, sadness, fear, loneliness, humiliation, sense of injustice, rage, feeling undervalued or vulnerable, and mixed emotions. Change in behaviors due to perceived discrimination comprised westernization or cultural assimilation, creating a good image, avoiding going out or leaving alone, hypervigilance, stop participating in politics, self-sufficiency, a positive adaptation, and paradoxically, becoming an oppressor. The identified coping strategies to deal with perceived discrimination were ignoring or not responding, isolation, self-medication, engagement in intellectual activities, leisure and sport, talking or insulting the oppressor, denouncement, physical fight or revenge, seeking comfort, increasing solidarity with others, crying, or using humor. Discrimination-related stress and related mental health problems were conveyed, as challenges related to substance abuse and addictive behaviors, mood, and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: Findings establish initial evidence of the great impact of perceived discrimination on the health, emotional well-being, and behavior of newly-arrived migrants in Spain, alerting to the need for targeted policies and services to address the effects of discrimination in this population. Further research is needed to explore more closely the causes and effects of perceived discrimination on mental health, to develop more targeted and effective interventions.
Filiaciones:
Gabarrell A:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Center for Biomedical Research on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
Amanda Lloret Pineda:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Franch M:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Mellor-Marsa B:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Alos-Belenguer MDC:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
He Y:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Hafi-Elmokhtari RE:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Villalobos F:
Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
Bayes I:
Center for Biomedical Research on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallés, Spain
Aparicio Pareja L:
Servicio de Atención a la Migración en Salud Mental (SATMI), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Álvarez Bobo O:
Servicio de Atención a la Migración en Salud Mental (SATMI), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Espinal Cabezas M:
Servicio de Atención a la Migración en Salud Mental (SATMI), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
YOLANDA OSORIO LÓPEZ:
Servicio de Atención a la Migración en Salud Mental (SATMI), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Equip Salut Mental Sense Sostre (ESMES), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Haro JM:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Center for Biomedical Research on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
Cristobal P:
Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Center for Biomedical Research on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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