Subjective social status mobility and mental health of asylum seekers and refugees: Population-based, cross-sectional study in a German federal state.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) experience substantial changes in subjective social status (SSS), pre and post migration, which may affect their mental health. However, the effect of SSS mobility on mental health among ASR has been underexplored so far.

Methods

Population-based cross-sectional study among a random sample of 560 adult ASR living in 64 collective accommodation centres in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. SSS in the country of origin before emigration and in Germany was assessed with a multi-lingual, adapted version of the MacArthur social ladder. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), anxiety and depressive symptoms were measured as mental health outcomes. Generalized linear regression models were fitted to estimate associations between changes in SSS

SUBMITTER: Costa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352208 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature