School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1000 Floyd Ave., 3rd Floor, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 610 Walnut St., Madison, WI, 53726, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2022 Aug;58(6):1179-1190. doi: 10.1007/s10597-021-00928-0. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
Somali refugee youth present with a heightened risk for common mental disorders (CMDs), and yet few studies have discussed factors influencing mental health outcomes after psychosocial interventions. This study aimed to identify key factors that contribute to the improvement of CMD symptoms among Somali youth displaced in urban Kenya. Logistic regression analyses revealed that trauma exposure and emotional coping predict overall symptom improvement, pointing to a differential intervention effect on those with differing levels of religious belief and attitudes toward violence. This study provides insights into how psychosocial factors likely contribute to positive intervention outcomes in Somali refugee youth.
索马里难民青年普遍存在常见精神障碍（CMD）的风险，但很少有研究讨论过心理社会干预后影响心理健康结果的因素。本研究旨在确定导致在肯尼亚城市中流离失所的索马里青年的 CMD 症状改善的关键因素。逻辑回归分析显示，创伤暴露和情绪应对预测整体症状改善，这表明对不同宗教信仰程度和对暴力态度的人具有不同的干预效果。本研究深入了解了心理社会因素如何可能有助于索马里难民青年的积极干预结果。
