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Mental health of Turkish women in Germany: resilience and risk factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

Z. Bromand ,
S. Temur-Erman ,
R. Yesil ,
A. Heredia Montesinos ,
M.C. Aichberger ,
D. Kleiber ,
M. Schouler-Ocak ,
A. Heinz ,
M.C. Kastrup  and
M.A. Rapp
Z. Bromand*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at St Hedwig Hospital, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
S. Temur-Erman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at St Hedwig Hospital, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
R. Yesil
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany
A. Heredia Montesinos
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at St Hedwig Hospital, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
M.C. Aichberger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at St Hedwig Hospital, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
D. Kleiber
Affiliation:
Free University of Berlin, Institute for Prevention and Health Research, Berlin, Germany
M. Schouler-Ocak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at St Hedwig Hospital, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
A. Heinz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Berlin, Germany
M.C. Kastrup
Affiliation:
Centre Transcultural Psychiatry, University Mental Health Centre, Copenhagen, Danmark
M.A. Rapp
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at St Hedwig Hospital, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Germany
*
*Corresponding Author. E-mail address:zohra.bromand@charite.de (Z. Bromand)
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Abstract

Background

The purpose of the present study was to examine the protective and risk factors of mental distress among Turkish women living in Germany.

Method

105 Turkish immigrant women living in Berlin were investigated with measures of extraversion/neuroticism (NEO-FFI), general self-efficacy (GSE), social support (BSSS), social strain (F-SOZU) and mental distress (GHQ-28). Interrelations between psychosocial variables were assessed using simple Pearson correlations.

Results

In all subjects, social strain (Pearson's r = .26**, p = .008) and neuroticism (r = .34**, p < .001) were positively associated with mental distress. In contrast, perceived self-efficacy (r = −.38**, p < .001) and extraversion (r = −.36**, p < .001) were negatively associated with mental distress.

Conclusion

Protective factors such as extraversion and self-efficacy seem to have a buffering effect on the process of migration. However, in addition to neuroticism, social strain seems to be positively associated with mental distress.

Keywords

Turkish migrantsResilience and risk factorsMental healthWomen
Type
Research Article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S2: Migration and Mental Health , June 2012 , pp. S17 - S21
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS

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