Hauff E, Vaglum P
Psychosocial Centre for Refugees, University of Oslo, Kringsja, Norway.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1997 Oct;32(7):408-15. doi: 10.1007/BF00788181.
The social networks of Vietnamese refugees and predictors of their intra- and inter-ethnic social contact after 3 years in Norway were studied. An unselected community cohort of Vietnamese boat refugees was personally interviewed, first on arrival in Norway (n = 145) and again after 3 years (n = 130). By the time of the second interview, the refugees had to a large degree reconstructed social networks and 54% had good contact with other Vietnamese. Only 17% had equally good contact with Norwegians. Female gender, further education after resettlement and having a close confidant on arrival were related to good inter-ethnic social contact. The latter was the only predictor of good intra-ethnic social contact. Competency in the Norwegian language, surprisingly, did not predict good social contact with Norwegians. The refugees were largely successful in re-establishing a social platform in relation to their own ethnic group in their new environment. It was much more difficult to establish good social contact with Norwegians. Educational institutions appear to be important social arenas in this respect. The personal capacity for close attachments during a period of psychosocial transition is also important.
本研究探讨了越南难民的社交网络，以及他们在挪威生活3年后族内和族际社会交往的预测因素。我们对一组未经挑选的越南船民难民社区队列进行了个人访谈，第一次是在他们抵达挪威时（n = 145），第二次是在3年后（n = 130）。到第二次访谈时，难民们在很大程度上重建了社交网络，54%的人与其他越南人保持着良好的联系。只有17%的人与挪威人有同样良好的联系。女性、重新安置后的继续教育以及抵达时拥有密友与良好的族际社会交往有关。后者是族内良好社会交往的唯一预测因素。令人惊讶的是，挪威语能力并不能预测与挪威人的良好社会交往。难民们在新环境中很大程度上成功地重建了与自己族群相关的社交平台。与挪威人建立良好的社会交往则困难得多。在这方面，教育机构似乎是重要的社交场所。在心理社会转型期建立亲密关系的个人能力也很重要。
