Forced displacement, household composition, and mental health: how gendered family structures relate to adolescent girls’ well-being
Findings underscore the significance of household gender composition in relation to the mental health and self-esteem of forcibly displaced adolescent girls. Findings highlight the potential protection of a gender-transformative approach within family-centered interventions to improve forcibly displaced girls' well-being.
Authors
- Lindsay Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-9735)
- Julianne Deitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7203-6825)
- Arturo Harker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-1965)
- Carolina Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-5764)
- Emilio del Río Pena
- Ilana Seff
Institutions
- Mercy Corps (US)
- Universidad de Los Andes (CO)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23305-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Institutes of Health