TY - JOUR
T1 - The Refugee Experience of Asylum Seekers in Italy: A Qualitative Study on the Intertwining of Protective and Risk Factors
AU - De Leo, Amalia
AU - Cotrufo, Paolo
AU - Gozzoli, Caterina
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study aims to investigate the criticisms and support factors of the migratory experience of a group of asylum seekers (ASs) hosted in an Italian reception center. Starting from a psychosocial approach that gives importance to the intertwining of the personal history and context, the present study aims to explore the meaning that ASs give to their origins, the relationship of ASs with the host context and with professionals of the refugee centres, along with the representation of the Future. We conducted 27 semi-structured deep interviews with 9 male ASs with an average age of 24,4 years. In line with the research goals, we carried out an analysis of pencil-and-paper content using the interpretative-phenomenological-analysis. Three different types of refugee experience emerged: persecutory, ambivalent and integrated. The three conditions identified can help professionals to better understand the different experiences of ASs, allowing them to develop more effective interventions.
AB - This study aims to investigate the criticisms and support factors of the migratory experience of a group of asylum seekers (ASs) hosted in an Italian reception center. Starting from a psychosocial approach that gives importance to the intertwining of the personal history and context, the present study aims to explore the meaning that ASs give to their origins, the relationship of ASs with the host context and with professionals of the refugee centres, along with the representation of the Future. We conducted 27 semi-structured deep interviews with 9 male ASs with an average age of 24,4 years. In line with the research goals, we carried out an analysis of pencil-and-paper content using the interpretative-phenomenological-analysis. Three different types of refugee experience emerged: persecutory, ambivalent and integrated. The three conditions identified can help professionals to better understand the different experiences of ASs, allowing them to develop more effective interventions.
KW - Asylum seekers
KW - Psychological experience
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Refugee experience
KW - Risk and resource factors
KW - Asylum seekers
KW - Psychological experience
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Refugee experience
KW - Risk and resource factors
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/228787
U2 - 10.1007/s10903-021-01296-3
DO - 10.1007/s10903-021-01296-3
M3 - Article
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 24
SP - 1224
EP - 1236
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
ER -