When does social support help? Differential effects on the relationship between post-migration stress and internalizing symptoms in young male refugees and immigrant-origin peers from the Middle East
These findings suggest that, for young male Middle Eastern refugees, perceived social support alone may be insufficient to buffer post-migration stress, underscoring the importance of expanding structural and instrumental support systems in Germany.
Authors
- Arnold Lohaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7813-0791)
- Usama EL‐Awad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1746-5472)
- Tilman Reinelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-5927)
Institutions
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-025-01003-2
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00