The faith community and mental health resilience amongst Australian Ismaili Muslim youth
The religio-cultural community of minority ethnic migrants can strongly affect post-migration adaptation. Whilst religion itself may influence resilience, the social support network it provides may also play a role. Extant literature on resilience and migrant communities has largely focused on refug...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2016
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| In: |
Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 192-207 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion
B Mental Health B South Asian B Australia B Immigrants B Muslim B Resilience |
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| Summary: | The religio-cultural community of minority ethnic migrants can strongly affect post-migration adaptation. Whilst religion itself may influence resilience, the social support network it provides may also play a role. Extant literature on resilience and migrant communities has largely focused on refugees whilst the experience of younger voluntary migrants and second-generation immigrants, who may experience "acculturative stress", has been overlooked. This study examines 18-25 year old diasporic and post-diasporic Ismaili Muslim youth in Australia. Of the 11 youth respondents, five were Australian-born/raised ("post-diasporic") and six were recent immigrants ("diasporic"). Five community leaders were also interviewed for triangulation. Respondents were obtained using purposive and convenience sampling in two Australian cities. Results demonstrate how faith engagement and civic participation were utilised in developing resilience when facing mental health stressors encountered during the migratory and acculturative processes. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1144732 |