Volovik Xénia, Luu Lan Anh Nguyen, Frank-Bozóki Eszter Petra, Balázs Judit
Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2025 May 16;18(3):695-708. doi: 10.1007/s40653-025-00712-2. eCollection 2025 Sep.
Several studies have shown that the process of immigration and the accompanying stress of acculturation and adaptation are risk factors for the appearance of mental disorders in adolescents. To explore the adaptation and acculturation experience of youths reporting nonsuicidal self-injury behavior and mental health difficulties. Additionally, the study seeks to better understand these adolescents' stressful experiences and strategies for coping. To answer the research questions, Russian-speaking adolescent immigrants were included in the study in Hungary. The immigrant adolescents were all from the former Soviet Union. We did not consider cultural background factors other than the use of the mother tongue. Adolescents who had experienced at least one episode of nonsuicidal self-harm or mental difficulties were included. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents, the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory, and interviews related to the experience of immigration were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The interviews were completed in 2018-2019, before the the COVID pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war. Altogether 5 adolescents were included. The experiences were organized around six topics. Through the themes presented, the stressors of immigration and the adolescents' attempts to cope with them are shown. The experiences that cause stress are wide-ranging and long-lasting, with the potential to impact mental health. In terms of acculturation, adolescents aspired to assimilation but were forced into separation due to the absence of a common language. From a mental health point of view, the potentially stressful circumstances are embedded in a context, which, if well understood, can be targeted with culturally sensitive stress prevention programs. Recommendations are made based on the results.
多项研究表明，移民过程以及随之而来的文化适应和适应压力是青少年出现精神障碍的风险因素。为了探究报告非自杀性自伤行为和心理健康问题的青少年的适应和文化适应经历。此外，该研究旨在更好地了解这些青少年的压力经历和应对策略。为了回答研究问题，讲俄语的青少年移民被纳入匈牙利的这项研究。这些移民青少年均来自前苏联。除了母语的使用外，我们没有考虑其他文化背景因素。纳入了至少经历过一次非自杀性自伤或心理问题发作的青少年。使用解释性现象学分析对《儿童和青少年迷你国际神经精神病学访谈》、《故意自伤量表》以及与移民经历相关的访谈进行了分析。访谈于2018 - 2019年完成，在新冠疫情和俄乌战争之前。总共纳入了5名青少年。这些经历围绕六个主题进行了组织。通过所呈现的主题，展示了移民的压力源以及青少年应对这些压力源的尝试。导致压力的经历范围广泛且持久，有可能影响心理健康。在文化适应方面，青少年渴望同化，但由于缺乏共同语言而被迫处于分隔状态。从心理健康的角度来看，潜在的压力环境嵌入在一个情境中，如果能很好地理解这一点，就可以通过具有文化敏感性的压力预防项目来针对这些环境。根据研究结果提出了建议。
