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Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden

BACKGROUND: Future Expectation is important for motivation and wellbeing, however drastic life events such as in refugee situations may result in low expectations. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden. MET...

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Autores principales: Okenwa-Emegwa, L., Saboonchi, F., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Helgesson, M., Tinghög, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6806405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31692714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02554
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author Okenwa-Emegwa, L.
Saboonchi, F.
Mittendorfer-Rutz, E.
Helgesson, M.
Tinghög, P.
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description BACKGROUND: Future Expectation is important for motivation and wellbeing, however drastic life events such as in refugee situations may result in low expectations. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden. METHODS: A random sample of 1215 Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden responded to questionnaire. Weighted analyses and adjusted relative risks were conducted to determine the prevalences and predictors of low future expectations. Synergy index was calculated for low social support and depression in relation to low expectations. RESULTS: The prevalences of low future expectations for labour market, social and economic intergration were 10.9%, 13.4% and 14.1% respectively. Longer stay in Sweden, being older, low social support and depression were associated with low future expectations. The simultaneous presence of depression and low social support had a synergistic effect on low social expectation. DISCUSSIONS: Understanding and addressing factors related to low future expectations among refugees may be useful for facilitating their labour market, social and economic integration.
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spelling pubmed-68064052019-11-05 Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden Okenwa-Emegwa, L. Saboonchi, F. Mittendorfer-Rutz, E. Helgesson, M. Tinghög, P. Heliyon Article BACKGROUND: Future Expectation is important for motivation and wellbeing, however drastic life events such as in refugee situations may result in low expectations. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden. METHODS: A random sample of 1215 Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden responded to questionnaire. Weighted analyses and adjusted relative risks were conducted to determine the prevalences and predictors of low future expectations. Synergy index was calculated for low social support and depression in relation to low expectations. RESULTS: The prevalences of low future expectations for labour market, social and economic intergration were 10.9%, 13.4% and 14.1% respectively. Longer stay in Sweden, being older, low social support and depression were associated with low future expectations. The simultaneous presence of depression and low social support had a synergistic effect on low social expectation. DISCUSSIONS: Understanding and addressing factors related to low future expectations among refugees may be useful for facilitating their labour market, social and economic integration. Elsevier 2019-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6806405/ /pubmed/31692714 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02554 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
title_full Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
title_fullStr Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
title_short Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6806405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31692714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02554
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