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Coping with Trauma and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Exploring Intentions and Lay Beliefs about Appropriate Strategies among Asylum-Seeking Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in Germany
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Grupp, Freyja Moro, Marie Rose Skandrani, Sara Mewes, Ricarda |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Asylum-seekers are at high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to frequent exposure to trauma. We investigated the coping intentions and lay beliefs about appropriate coping strategies among asylum-seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa in Germany. The study applied a methodological triangulation strategy with a vignette describing symptoms of PTSD. In a quantitative part, asylum-seekers (n = 119) that were predominantly from Eritrea (n = 41), Somalia (n = 36), and Cameroon (n = 25), and a native comparison sample (n = 120) responded to questionnaires assessing coping, traumatic events, and post-traumatic symptoms. In a qualitative part, asylum-seekers (n = 26) discussed coping strategies in focus groups. In the quantitative part, asylum-seekers displayed higher intentions for religious coping, emotional support, and denial compared to the native participants. Asylum-seekers with a higher symptom load expressed lower intentions to seek instrumental support. Asylum-seekers with a lower educational level and those with a higher symptom load expressed higher intentions for substance use. In the qualitative part, we identified three superordinate themes: (a) religion, (b) social support systems, and (c) cognitive strategies. Asylum-seekers expressed coping intentions that are associated with an adaptive response to trauma. Less-educated asylum-seekers with a higher symptom load might constitute a particularly vulnerable group. |
| Starting Page | 1783 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19031783 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-02-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Biomedical Social Sciences Social Work Asylum-seekers Coping Mixed-methods Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Refugees Trauma |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
