Understanding the effects of being separated from family on refugees in Australia: a qualitative study

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 647 - 653
• Main Authors: Liddell, Belinda J., Batch, Nicole, Hellyer, Sarah, Bulnes‐Diez, Marta, Kamte, Anjali, Klassen, Christina, Wong, Joshua, Byrow, Yulisha, Nickerson, Angela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier B.V 01.10.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Collectivism; Coping; Data analysis; Domains; Effects; Families & family life; family separation; Host country; Identity; Interviews; Mental depression; Mental health; Migration; missing family; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychological aspects; psychological distress; Public health; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; refugee; Refugees; Security; Separation; Separation (Psychology); Social aspects; Software; Australia; missing family; family separation; psychological distress; refugee; mental health

To understand the impact of family separation on refugees living in Australia. Thirteen participants with a refugee background and experiencing separation from family participated in a semi‐structured qualitative interview. Interviews were coded and a thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo soft...