PSC Global Observatory, Centre for Workplace Excellence, Justice and Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Centre for Workplace Excellence, Justice and Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 12;18(20):10696. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010696.
It is widely recognised that employment is vital in assisting young refugees' integration into a new society. Drawing on psychosocial safety climate (PSC) theory, this research investigated the effect of organisational climate on young refugee workers' mental health (psychological distress) through stressful social relational aspects of work (e.g., harassment, discrimination). Drawing on data from 635 young refugees aged between 15 and 26 in South Australia, 116 refugees with paid work were compared with 519 refugee students without work, and a sample of young workers from Australian Workplace Barometer (AWB) data ( = 290). The results indicated that refugees with paid work had significantly lower psychological distress compared with refugees with no paid work, but more distress than other young Australian workers. With respect to workplace harassment and abuse, young refugee workers reported significantly more harassment due to their ongoing interaction and engagement with mainstream Australian workers compared with unemployed refugees. Harassment played a vital role in affecting psychological health in refugees (particularly) and other young workers. While refugee youth experienced harassment at work, overall, their experiences suggest that their younger age upon arrival enabled them to seek and find positive employment outcomes. Although PSC did not differ significantly between the employed groups, we found that it likely negatively influenced psychological distress through the mediating effects of harassment and abuse. Hence, fostering pathways to successful employment and creating safe work based on high PSC and less harassment are strongly recommended to improve refugees' mental health and adaptation.
人们普遍认识到，就业对于帮助年轻难民融入新社会至关重要。本研究借鉴心理社会安全氛围（PSC）理论，通过工作中具有压力的社会关系方面（例如骚扰、歧视），调查了组织氛围对年轻难民工人心理健康（心理困扰）的影响。本研究的数据来自南澳大利亚的 635 名 15 至 26 岁的年轻难民，其中 116 名有薪工作的难民与 519 名无薪工作的难民学生进行了比较，还与澳大利亚工作场所晴雨表（AWB）数据中的年轻工人样本（= 290）进行了比较。结果表明，有薪工作的难民的心理困扰明显低于没有薪工作的难民，但比其他澳大利亚年轻工人的困扰更多。在工作场所骚扰和虐待方面，年轻难民工人由于与主流澳大利亚工人持续互动和接触，报告了更多的骚扰，而失业的难民则没有。骚扰在影响难民（尤其是）和其他年轻工人的心理健康方面发挥了重要作用。虽然难民青年在工作中受到骚扰，但总的来说，他们的经历表明，他们在抵达时年龄较小，使他们能够寻求并找到积极的就业结果。尽管就业群体之间的 PSC 没有显著差异，但我们发现，它可能通过骚扰和虐待的中介作用对心理困扰产生负面影响。因此，强烈建议为改善难民的心理健康和适应能力，培养成功就业的途径，并创造基于高 PSC 和较少骚扰的安全工作环境。
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