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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A comparison of levels and predictors of emotional problems among preadolescent Ethiopians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Toronto, Canada
Transcultural Psychiatry, Volume 49, No. 5, Year 2012
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According to a literature of theory and advocacy, immigration and resettlement jeopardize the mental health of children and youth, largely because of factors such as intergenerational tensions arising from conflicts about the retention of traditional values, and experiences of prejudice and discrimination. The current study examines the specificity of these putative mental health risks to the immigration experience. The level and predictors of emotional problems among preadolescent Ethiopians living in immigrant families in Toronto, Canada, were compared with a matched sample of Ethiopian youngsters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data came from structured interviews with the person most knowledgeable about the family (usually a parent), as well as from the children themselves. Youth reported higher levels of emotional problems (EP) than their parents. Predictors differed for parent and child ratings. In both the Toronto and Addis Ababa samples, parental mental health predicted parent-rated, but not self-rated EP. Contrary to immigration stress theory, parental perceptions of prejudice predicted EP in Addis Ababa, but not Toronto, and parent–child discordance regarding ethnic adherence were predictors of self-rated emotional problems in Ethiopia, but not in Canada. Perceived discrimination was a significant predictor of self-rated emotional problems in both settings. Implications for theory and further research are discussed. © 2012, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Beiser, Morton N.M.N.
Canada, Toronto
Toronto Metropolitan University
Taa, Busha J.
Canada, Toronto
Toronto Metropolitan University
Fenta-Wube, Haile
Canada, Toronto
Ontario Hiv Treatment Network
Baheretibeb, Yonas
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Pain, Clare E.
Canada, Toronto
Mount Sinai Hospital of University of Toronto
Araya, Mesfin
Canada
St Paul's Millennium Medical College
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1363461512457155
ISSN:
13634615
e-ISSN:
14617471
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Study Locations
Ethiopia