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An Exploration of Psychological Well-being with Young Somali Refugee and Asylum-seeker Women

Whittaker, Sara, Hardy, Gillian, Lewis, Kathryn, Buchan, Linda·2005·Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
DOI 10.1177/1359104505051210
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The aims of this study were to explore individual and collective understandings of psychological well-being among young Somali (black African Muslim) asylum-seeker or refugee women. Three groups and five individual semi-structured interviews were undertaken and themes were identified using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Themes included resilience and protection; identity and beliefs; and concealment, distancing and secrets; which reflected acculturation, Islamic and Somali cultures. Spirit possession was explored in relation to culture and religion, mental health, protection and treatment. The women ‘get on’, cope with life, and value support from family, services and religion. However, the pressures to navigate conflicting and changing cultural and religious positions, and to conceal distress, frustrate accessing support. The young Somali refugees’ understandings of mental health and psychological well-being provide an insight for clinicians into the complexities of approaching services for help, and developing shared understandings transculturally. Clinically, the findings raise the paradox of how Somali women value support, yet also value concealment and fear disclosures. The variation and tensions reflected in the data from a small number of women highlight the importance of not stereotyping refugees, but exploring their individual beliefs and providing a range of service options.

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Authors
Whittaker, S., Hardy, G., Lewis, K., & Buchan, L.
Affiliations
  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • University of Sheffield (GB)
  • Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Whittaker, Sara
ORCID
Venue
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2005-04
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
177-196
ISSN
  • 1359-1045 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7021
DOI
10.1177/1359104505051210
OpenAlex
W2084388670
Cited by
159
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 9
FWCI
3.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Cultural Competency in Health Care
Keywords
psychological well-being, resilience, acculturation, Islamic culture, spirit possession, mental health perceptions, cultural and religious beliefs, help-seeking, family support, young women

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