Negotiating Family, Navigating Resettlement: Family Connectedness amongst Resettled Youth with Refugee Backgrounds Living in Melbourne, Australia

Autor/inn/en	McMichael, C.; Gifford, S. M.; Correa-Velez, I.
Titel	Negotiating Family, Navigating Resettlement: Family Connectedness amongst Resettled Youth with Refugee Backgrounds Living in Melbourne, Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth Studies, 14 (2011) 2, S.179-195 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261
Schlagwörter	Family Life; Land Settlement; Young Adults; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Refugees; Group Dynamics; Family Programs; Longitudinal Studies; Well Being; Youth; Cultural Differences; Social Values; Migrants; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Siedlungsraum; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Flüchtling; Gruppendynamik; Family program; Familienprogramm; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kultureller Unterschied; Sozialer Wert; Migrantin; Australien
Abstract	Refugee adolescents resettling in a new country face many challenges, and being part of a supportive family is a critical factor in assisting them to achieve wellbeing and create positive futures. This longitudinal study documents experiences of family life in the resettlement context of 120 young people with refugee backgrounds living in Melbourne, Australia. Family instability was a core feature of the early settlement period. In this paper, we focus specifically on changing household composition, and levels of trust, attachment, discipline and conflict in family settings during young people's first years of resettlement. Our results suggest that while families are central to the wellbeing of these young people, changing family dynamics can also pose a threat to wellbeing and successful settlement. We argue that youth focused settlement services must explicitly engage with family contexts in assisting refugee youth to achieve wellbeing and successfully resettle. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10