Perceived adversity and psychological distress in refugee married couples resettling in the United States

Dalia Khalil, Zinah George, Thomas Templin, Elizabeth Jenuwine and Arash Javanbakht

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023, vol. 69, issue 5, 1268-1276

Abstract: Background: Syrian and Iraqi refugees are a growing segment of the U.S. population, and although exposure to war and violence has been linked to psychological distress in individual refugees, few studies have examined the distress in married couples. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, a convenience sample of 101 Syrian and Iraqi refugee couples was recruited from a community agency. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the relationships between perceived adversity and psychological distress (PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms) among individual study participants; and (2) determine whether these relationships were correlated to their spouses’ perceived adversity and psychological distress. Results: The bivariate correlation analysis showed strong positive correlations between PTSD and depression/anxiety for wives ( r  = .79; p  

Keywords: PTSD; perceived adversity; Syrian and Iraqi refugees; depression and anxiety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640231158977

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