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Raghavan R, Brown B, Coope J, Crossley M, Sivakami M, Gawde N, Pendse T, Jamwal S, Barrett A, Dyalchand A, Chaturvedi S, Chowdary A, Heblikar D. Idioms of resilience: Mental health and migration in India. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 68:1607-1613. [PMID: 34461755 DOI: 10.1177/00207640211042916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Resilience has proved to be a versatile notion to explain why people are not defeated by hardship and adversity, yet so far, we know little of how it might apply to communities and cultures in low to middle income countries. AIM This paper aims to explore the notion of resilience in cross-cultural context through considering the lived experience of internal migration. METHODS A sample of 30 participants with experience of migration was recruited from a low-income slum dwelling neighbourhood in the city of Pune, India. These individuals participated in biographical narrative interviews in which they were encouraged to talk about their experience of migration, their adaptation to life in their new environment and making new lives for themselves. RESULTS Participants referred to a variety of intra-individual and external factors that sustained their resilience, including acceptance of their circumstances, the importance of memory, hope for their children's futures as well as kindness from family friends and community members and aspects of the physical environment which were conducive to an improvement in their lives. CONCLUSIONS By analogy with the widely used term 'idioms of distress', we advocate attention to the locally nuanced and culturally inflected 'idioms of resilience' or 'eudaemonic idioms' which are of crucial importance as migration and movement become ever more prominent in discussions of human problems. The nature and extent of people's coping abilities, their aspirations and strategies for tackling adversity, their idioms of resilience and eudaemonic repertoires merit attention so that services can genuinely support their adjustment and progress in their new-found circumstances.
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- Raghu Raghavan
- Mary Seacole Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, England, UK
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- Mary Seacole Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, England, UK
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- Mary Seacole Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, England, UK
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- Mary Seacole Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, England, UK
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- Centre for Health and Social Science, School of Health System Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Centre for Health and Social Science, School of Health System Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Centre for Health and Social Science, School of Health System Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Asoka Centre for Wellbeing, Asoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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- Excavate Theatre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
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- Institute of Health Management Pachod, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Oh S, Litam SDA, Chang CY. Racism and Stress-Related Growth Among Asian Internationals: Ethnic Identity, Resilience, and Coping During COVID-19. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2022; 45:226-248. [PMID: 36406108 PMCID: PMC9644004 DOI: 10.1007/s10447-022-09494-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Experiences of anti-Asian discrimination following COVID-19 has deleterious effects on the mental health of Asian internationals residing in the United States. In this study, hierarchical regression models and Hayes’ PROCESS models were used to examine the main effect and moderating effect of ethnic identity, coping strategy, and resilience on stress-related growth among Asian international students and workers (N = 237) in the United States who experienced racism during the pandemic. The findings indicated coping strategies and resilience were significantly associated with stress-related growth. Ethnic identity and coping strategies additionally moderated the link between the experience of racism and stress-related growth.
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Hernandez CM, Moreno O, Garcia-Rodriguez I, Fuentes L, Nelson T. The Hispanic Paradox: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Health Conditions, Self-Rated Health, and Mental Health among Mexicans and Mexican Americans. Health Psychol Behav Med 2022; 10:180-198. [PMID: 35178285 PMCID: PMC8845111 DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2022.2032714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study investigates how mediating (e.g. history of health conditions) and moderating (e.g. self-rated health) factors are associated with nativity status on depression and anxiety in Mexican immigrants. Using data from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), results found a significant direct association between nativity status and anxiety and depression. Additionally, the association between nativity status and mental health was mediated by the history of health conditions, and self-rated health was a significant moderator in both mediation models. Study findings are discussed within the context of barriers to care, current literature, and strengths-based interventions. Future research can expand upon these findings by examining the specific types of physical and mental health conditions that may support the Hispanic Paradox, as well as how self-efficacy and internal locus of control are associated with the paradox within this population.
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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