Clinical Nursing Research
Volume 26, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 592-607

Predictors of Coping Strategies Employed by Iraqi Refugees in Jordan (Article)

Al-Smadi A.M.* , Tawalbeh L.I. , Gammoh O.S. , Ashour A. , Alzoubi F.A. , Slater P.
  • a American University of Madaba, Jordan
  • b Al-AlBayt University, Al-Mafraq, Jordan
  • c American University of Madaba, Jordan
  • d The Hashemite University, Al-Zarqa, Jordan
  • e Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  • f University of Ulster, Coleraine, United Kingdom

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine coping strategies used by Iraqi refugees in Jordan based on their demographic details. A cross-sectional design was used. A representative sample of 333 refugees living in Jordan participated in the study. The Cope inventory and the demographic details were compiled to produce and collate the relevant data. Being older, female, educated, single, and living with more than three family members was associated with greater use of the problem solving coping strategy. Being female, educated, and unemployed was associated with greater use of the active emotional coping strategy. In addition, being older, male, illiterate, unemployed, and living with less than three family members was associated with greater use of the avoidant emotional coping strategy. This study recommends a multidisciplinary approach intervention as being the best method of addressing and fulfilling the health and socioeconomic needs of older, male, illiterate, unemployed people. © 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.

Author Keywords

Iraqi refugees Health Coping Demographics Jordan

Index Keywords

unemployment refugee Jordan human sex difference Refugees middle aged statistics and numerical data Iraq coping behavior Adaptation, Psychological ethnology Cross-Sectional Studies Surveys and Questionnaires cross-sectional study family psychology Humans male female questionnaire adult human experiment age Sex Factors Age Factors employment problem solving
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029039937&doi=10.1177%2f1054773816664915&partnerID=40&md5=b0674046910bf1a8d1241c42520c701f
DOI: 10.1177/1054773816664915
ISSN: 10547738
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English