NDLI: Tracking the Emotional Cost of Immigration: Ethno-religious Differences and Women’s Mental Health

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Author	Holtmann, Cathy Tramonte, Lucia
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The challenges of the settlement process can at times give way to persistent feelings of sadness, loneliness, and despair for immigrant women. Based on analysis of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, this article shows that immigrant women’s self-reported experiences of mental health vary at arrival and over the course of the settlement process because of the intersection of pre- and post-migration factors. The results show how ethnic origins and religious differences intersect with women’s main activities in Canada and influence multiple mental health trajectories. Immigrant women strategically pursue different post-migration pathways because some are more likely to find the social interactions of employment contexts emotionally distressing while for others shouldering responsibilities for full-time care work in the home leads to mental health problems. Still others who study to retrain or get a Canadian degree find the experience detrimental to their emotional health. However, these very same activities can be conducive to mental well-being for women with different ethno-religious backgrounds. The results illustrate that the intersection of ethnicity, religion, and gender in a stratified Canadian society is complex and produces a range of mental health outcomes. Concerns are raised about the high emotional toll of racialized Canadian workplaces and the stress that some employed Muslim women report. An awareness of influences on immigrant women’s mental health can assist employers and public service providers as well as members of cultural associations and religious groups in providing appropriate social support for them in the early months and years after arrival.
Starting Page	633
Ending Page	654
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14883473
Journal	Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l'integration et de la migration internationale
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	18746365
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-08-08
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Intersection Mental health Women Immigrants Ethnic origins Religion Migration Demography Sociology Population Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Demography Anthropology Cultural Studies

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