Euteneuer Frank, Schäfer Sarina J
Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, 35032, Marburg, Germany.
Psychological Methods and Evaluation, University of Hagen, Universitätsstraße 33, 58084, Hagen, Germany.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Dec;20(6):1533-1536. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0692-y.
Previous findings indicate that refugees are at increased risk for mental health problems. In addition to stressful pre-migration experiences, post-migration factors may contribute to poor mental health outcomes. Among immigrants to the United States, downward mobility in subjective social status (SSS) was associated with depression, corroborating the potentially detrimental mental health consequences of a decline in one's perceived social position. The present study examined whether downward mobility in SSS among male refugees from Syria to Germany is associated with depression. We found that refugees who experience stronger downward mobility in SSS exhibit more severe depressive symptoms and were more likely to fulfill provisional DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of Major Depression. Our findings highlight the importance to consider the 'social pain' of downward social mobility during the post-migration phase.
先前的研究结果表明，难民出现心理健康问题的风险更高。除了移民前的压力经历外，移民后的因素也可能导致不良的心理健康结果。在美国的移民中，主观社会地位（SSS）的下降与抑郁症有关，这证实了个人感知到的社会地位下降可能对心理健康产生有害影响。本研究调查了从叙利亚前往德国的男性难民中，SSS的下降是否与抑郁症有关。我们发现，在SSS方面经历更强下降的难民表现出更严重的抑郁症状，并且更有可能符合临时的《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版（DSM-IV）中重度抑郁症的诊断标准。我们的研究结果强调了在移民后阶段考虑社会地位下降带来的“社会痛苦”的重要性。
