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| Psychosocial risk factors and processes impeding adaptive capacities and contributing to psychosocial distress among later-life Egyptian immigrants | | Author(s) | Ihab Girgis |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 61, no 4, May-June 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2018 |
| Pages | pp 350-374 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Immigrants [elderly] ; Egypt ; United States of America ; Mental health [elderly] ; At risk ; Stress ; Adjustment. |
| Annotation | This qualitative study explored and described the transactional and cumulative psychosocial stressors that later-life Egyptian immigrants encountered upon coming to the United States, and how they impeded their adaptive capacities, hindered their adjustment efforts and impacted their psychosocial wellbeing. Such stressors were more pronounced among those who immigrated to the United States from Egypt after reaching the retirement age of 60 for two reasons. Firstly they experienced pre-immigration stressors that forced or expedited their departure from Egypt under duress, thus incurring numerous financial and symbolic losses. Secondly, in the last developmental stage, when age-related losses were triggered, they were concomitantly exposed to a starkly different lifestyle, language, cultural norms, living and financial arrangements, roles and relationships. All such circumstances contributed to a sense of confusion, guilt, shame and being a burden on others, which culminated in withdrawal, isolation and distress. The findings of this study can be used to inform psychosocial and therapeutic interventions and guide the development of appropriate social work programmes, services and policies for later-life Egyptian immigrants in particular and older Arabic-speaking immigrants in general. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180615207 A |
| Classmark | F:TJ: 7KA: 7T: D: CA3: QNH: DR |
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