..., and the relationship to the prevalence of depression, social support ( SS ) and acute and chronic illness. Design/methodology/approach Secondary analysis of data from 432 AI residing in Los Angeles. A 109-item questionnaire was used to capture alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking and the mental and physical...

...Asako Yoshino; Noriyo Kaneko; Michiyo Higuchi Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between social support and access to health care among Vietnamese students at Japanese language schools in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional...

...Cansu Karadeniz Benli; Özen Kulakaç Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of perceived social support on postpartum depression (PPD) in Arab immigrant mothers and Turkish mothers. Design/methodology/approach This descriptive study was conducted with 140 mothers between...

... 10 07 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Older people Protracted displacement Social support Social networks Qualitative research Nigeria Internal displacement has been the worst humanitarian crisis affecting...

... of psychosocial challenges and what they need to cope with this during their course of settlement in Denmark, particularly focussing on social support. Design/methodology/approach The study sample included six male unaccompanied refugee adolescents aged 17–18, living in two residential care facilities. Based...

...Sevasti-Melissa Nolas; Charles Watters; Keira Pratt-Boyden; Reima Ana Maglajlic Purpose This review and theoretical analysis paper aims to bring together literatures of place, mobility, refugees and mental health to problematise the ways in which social support is practised on the ground...

... Social support Access Public services Inclusion Support actors Migrant farmworkers This tension illustrated support actors’ responses to material constraints and the degree to which they accepted or actively challenged these constraints to assist workers. Constraints included limited staffing...

...Miriam Stewart; Denise L. Spitzer; Kaysi E. Kushner; Edward Shizha; Nicole Letourneau; Edward Makwarimba; Cindy-Lee Dennis; Michael Kariwo; Knox Makumbe; Jocelyn Edey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test an accessible and culturally appropriate social support intervention...

... children. Findings Mothers of undocumented Latino children struggle to secure healthcare for their children. Based on the principles of familismo and personalismo, they rely on social support networks such as friends, relatives and fellow churchgoers to secure information about...

... standardized measures on social support resources and support seeking as a coping strategy. Four group interviews (n=30) with refugee new parents were subsequently conducted. In addition, two group interviews (n=30) were held with service providers and policy influencers. Findings...

... – Reduction in inequality in accessing health between natives and migrants can be addressed with social support. Originality/value – The study supports the fact that migration is one of the social determinants of health. Lack of community support to migrants is the major barrier in accessing the health...

... and marginalisation experienced by refugees and immigrants in Australia. This emphasis also risks contributing to what, in recent times, has become a dangerous stereotyping of refugees. Australia Cultural difference Integration Iraqi refugees Social support The Paradox of Integration: Iraqi Women...