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<p>Refugees can face post-migration psychological and social stressors during resettlement and integration in host countries. This review aims to synthesise international empirical qualitative evidence on the psychosocial post-migration experiences in refugees. Following a systematic literature search, this qualitative review illuminates refugees’ lived experience accounts reported in 27 studies (&gt; 450 participants). Data was thematically analysed to identify themes across studies. The findings revealed that refugees in host countries are exposed to poor living conditions, diminished quality of life and emotional hardships. In their efforts to resettle, refugees must navigate complex ethnic and cultural identity challenges, family separation and interpersonal losses, discrimination and marginalisation in the society. This qualitative review highlights refugees’ need to access tailored post-migration support to integrate into the wider community, including practical aid with housing and employment to improve access to the labour market and culturally sensitive psychological care. The qualitative review concludes with recommendations for future research directions to increase our understanding on the experiences of refugees’ social integration in host countries, as social phenomena may manifest differently in high- and low- and middle-income countries and improve global practices to facilitate the resettlement of displaced populations.</p>

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‘I’m facing everything by myself’: Post-migration Difficulties and Barriers to Integration Among Refugees

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    2025年5月10日

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  • Dafni Katsampa,
  • Janelle Spira,
  • Vasiliki Stamatopoulou,
  • David Chapman

摘要

Refugees can face post-migration psychological and social stressors during resettlement and integration in host countries. This review aims to synthesise international empirical qualitative evidence on the psychosocial post-migration experiences in refugees. Following a systematic literature search, this qualitative review illuminates refugees’ lived experience accounts reported in 27 studies (> 450 participants). Data was thematically analysed to identify themes across studies. The findings revealed that refugees in host countries are exposed to poor living conditions, diminished quality of life and emotional hardships. In their efforts to resettle, refugees must navigate complex ethnic and cultural identity challenges, family separation and interpersonal losses, discrimination and marginalisation in the society. This qualitative review highlights refugees’ need to access tailored post-migration support to integrate into the wider community, including practical aid with housing and employment to improve access to the labour market and culturally sensitive psychological care. The qualitative review concludes with recommendations for future research directions to increase our understanding on the experiences of refugees’ social integration in host countries, as social phenomena may manifest differently in high- and low- and middle-income countries and improve global practices to facilitate the resettlement of displaced populations.