Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
2019

Financial Stress and Depression Among African Refugees in the Southern United States: A Serial Multiple Mediation Analysis of Financial Self-Efficacy and Financial Anxiety (Article)

Kim Y.K.* , Lim Y. , Maleku A. , Kagotho N. , Yang M.
  • a School of Social Work, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
  • b Department of Social Work, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, United States
  • c College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
  • d College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
  • e School of Social Work, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Abstract

As part of a larger community-based participatory research project exploring the postresettlement challenges of African refugees in the southern United States, our study investigated the phenomenon of financial stress and its relationship to mental health through a mediating chain of factors—financial self-efficacy and financial anxiety. Results revealed the mediating role of financial self-efficacy and financial anxiety on the relationship between financial stress and depressive symptoms. Findings provide discourses around financial stress and mental health in the migration context, critical to recognizing the unique experiences of African refugees and informing culturally responsive programs for financial inclusion and economic integration. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

African refugees Depression financial self-efficacy Financial stress financial anxiety

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064090555&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2019.1593571&partnerID=40&md5=09f04fb70dfe3c38b98e167353e916e9
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2019.1593571
ISSN: 15562948
Original Language: English