Longing to belong: Social inclusion and wellbeing among youth with refugee backgrounds in the first three years in Melbourne, Australia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1399-1408

  Correa Velez, Ignacio ^a   Gifford, Sandra M ^a   Barnett, Adrian G ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bullying; Longitudinal; Refugee youth; Settlement; Social inclusion; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEE; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; REFUGEE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; REFUGEES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77956649314     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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