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| Title |
Refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented migrants and the experience of parenthood: a synthesis of the qualitative literature
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| Published in |
Globalization and Health, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12992-017-0299-4 |
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| Authors |
Lisa Merry, Sandra Pelaez, Nancy C. Edwards |
| Abstract |
To synthesize the recent qualitative literature and identify the integrative themes describing the parenthood experiences of refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented migrants. We searched seven online databases for the period January 2006 to February 2017. We included English and French published peer-reviewed articles and graduate-level dissertations, which qualitatively examined the parenthood experiences of refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented migrants. We summarized study characteristics and performed a thematic analysis across the studies. One hundred thirty eight studies met inclusion criteria. All but three were conducted in high-income countries, mainly in the US. Migrants studied were mostly undocumented from Latin America and refugees from Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost all studies (93%) included mothers; about half (47%) included fathers; very few (5%) included extended family members. We identified three integrative themes: 1) experiencing hardship and/or loss in the context of precarious migration and past traumas; 2) building resilience and strength by bridging language, norms and expectations; and 3) living transnationally: obligations, challenges and resources. Each theme contributed to shaping the parenthood experience; the transnationalism theme intersected with the themes on hardship and loss and resilience and strength. More research is needed with fathers, extended family members, asylum-seekers and in the LMIC context. A transnational lens needs to be applied to programs, policies and future research for refugee, asylum-seeker and undocumented migrant parents. Addressing transnational concerns (family separation and reunification), acknowledging transnational resources, fostering a transnational family identity and conducting transnational and longitudinal studies are potentially pivotal approaches for this sub-population of parents. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 36% |
| Canada | 2 | 18% |
| Jordan | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 73% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 223 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 223 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 10% |
| Researcher | 21 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Unknown | 68 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 44 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 14% |
| Psychology | 25 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 9% |
| Unknown | 78 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 October 2022.
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#2,199,929
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Outputs from Globalization and Health
#369
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#43,418
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Outputs of similar age from Globalization and Health
#7
of 24 outputs
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