A mixed-method study of stress and coping strategies among university social work students in the United States

Previous research has linked stress to adverse mental health outcomes among Latino adolescents living in the United States. The mechanism through which this process operates continues to be explored, especially in regions of the country where Latin American immigrants and their children have only recently begun to migrate. Our study aimed to contextualize the processes of stress and coping among Latino adolescents growing up in an emerging Latino destination in the United States—North Carolina. All adolescents in our study were either the first- or second-generation children of immigrants from Latin American countries, including Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico. We used a longitudinal qualitative design, conducting in-depth interviews with 12 parent-adolescent dyads during each adolescent’s first year of high school (2006-2007) and approximately 4 years later (2009-2010). We identified four stress-coping trajectories that varied on the following dimensions: primary sources of stress, buffers countering these stressors, coping approaches, and the effects of these processes on adolescents’ striving for socioeconomic mobility. Our findings underscore the interplay between family, school, and community environments within an emerging Latino destination.

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A Mixed-Method Study of Undergraduate and First Year Librarian Positions in Academic Libraries in the United States

The Journal of Academic Librarianship ◽

10.1016/j.acalib.2018.02.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 207-215

Author(s):

Lily Todorinova

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Academic Libraries ◽

The United States ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

First Year

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Falling Through the Cracks: Stress and Coping in Migration and Resettlement Among Marginalized Hmong Refugee Families in the United States

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1177/1044389420901393 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 104438942090139

Author(s):

Hyojin Im

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Interactions ◽

The United States ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Coping Resources ◽

Coping Capacity ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

Refugee Families ◽

Refugee Community ◽

And Coping

The marginalization process of refugees during resettlement has rarely been explored empirically due to the challenges in identifying and accessing the population. To understand how stress and coping throughout the migration and resettlement processes can result in marginalization in refugees resettled in the United States, this study conducted in-depth individual interviews with 16 homeless Hmong refugee families. The findings revealed how cumulated adversities eroded coping resources and how impeded coping capacity fuels social isolation and marginalization. In addition, an enclosed family support system tends to limit types of available help and social interactions and thus frustrates the use of diversified coping strategies that are critical to healthy acculturation. This study underscores the importance of expanded resettlement services that promote both formal and informal social supports and enhance balanced social integration of the refugee community.

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