Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Coalition of Muslim Women of KW, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
Am J Community Psychol. 2020 Dec;66(3-4):358-369. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12450. Epub 2020 Jul 27.
Prior research in Europe and North America demonstrates that religious discrimination against Muslim people, commonly known as Islamophobia, results in many negative mental health impacts, including depression, anxiety, isolation, and feelings of exclusion (Awan & Zempi, 2015). In Canada, Muslim women face a unique form of discrimination based on their religious, racial, and gender identities (Helly, 2012; Zine, 2008). Grounded in feminist intersectional theory and practice (Hill Collins & Bilge, 2016), the present manuscript emerges from a community-based project centered on Muslim women's experiences of discrimination and resulting adverse mental health impacts. Through a series of five focus groups (N = 55), the research team engaged with Muslim women from diverse backgrounds in order to gain a more complete understanding of mental health inequities in Canada. Thematic analyses of focus group data revealed that Muslim women participants regularly experience Islamophobic discrimination and face multiple barriers when attempting to access culturally relevant and responsive supports. Results illuminate the potential of reciprocal, community-based research to investigate and respond to mental health disparities experienced by Muslim women in Canada.
先前在欧洲和北美的研究表明，针对穆斯林的宗教歧视，通常被称为仇视伊斯兰教，会对心理健康造成许多负面影响，包括抑郁、焦虑、孤立和被排斥感（Awan & Zempi，2015）。在加拿大，穆斯林女性面临着一种独特的基于宗教、种族和性别认同的歧视（Helly，2012；Zine，2008）。本手稿基于女权主义交叉理论和实践（Hill Collins & Bilge，2016），源于一个以穆斯林女性的歧视经历和由此产生的不良心理健康影响为中心的社区项目。通过一系列的五次焦点小组（N=55），研究团队与来自不同背景的穆斯林女性进行了接触，以更全面地了解加拿大的心理健康不平等问题。对焦点小组数据的主题分析表明，穆斯林女性参与者经常经历仇视伊斯兰教的歧视，并在试图获得文化相关和响应性支持时面临多重障碍。研究结果揭示了互惠、基于社区的研究在调查和应对加拿大穆斯林女性经历的心理健康差距方面的潜力。
