Trauma and Resilience Among Refugee and Undocumented Immigrant Women |
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| Authors: | Rachael D Goodman Colleen K Vesely Bethany Letiecq Carol L Cleaveland |
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| Institution: | 1. Counseling and Development Program;2. Early Childhood Education and Human Development and Family Science Programs;3. Human Development and Family Science Program;4. Department of Social Work, all at George Mason University |
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| Abstract: | Migration and resettlement processes are often characterized by stressful and traumatic experiences. Immigrants may experience premigration trauma in their countries of origin and trauma during their migration journey. Furthermore, refugee and undocumented immigrant women navigate unique and ongoing stressors postmigration. In this study, the authors used a phenomenological approach to explore refugee and undocumented immigrant women's experiences of trauma and stress and the ways in which they develop resilience to cope with these experiences. |
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| Keywords: | trauma refugees immigrants undocumented immigrants resilience |
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