First-Generation Iranian Refugees’ Acculturation in the United States: A Focus on Resilience

被引：7

作者：

Hormozi T. ^{[1
]}

Miller M.M. ^{[1
]}

Banford A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, 92131, CA

来源：

Contemporary Family Therapy | 2018年 / 40卷 / 3期

关键词：

Acculturation; Iranians; Mass trauma; Refugees; Resiliency;

D O I：

10.1007/s10591-018-9459-9

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摘要：

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand the struggles and strengths of acculturation for first-generation Iranian refugees dealing with mass trauma in the United States, using the family resiliency framework lens. Transcendental phenomenology qualitative research approach developed by Moustakas (Phenomenological research methods, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1994) interpreted the interviews collected from 10 participants (five males, five females) who were first-generation Iranian refugees in the United States. The four essential themes that emerged from the transcriptions were: (a) Forced to leave home country because of persecution; (b) Culture shock in the U.S.; (c) Acculturation Process; and (d) Strengths and Resiliencies. Results of this study highlighted the importance of acculturation for first-generation Iranian refugees in the United States. It would be helpful for clinicians to be educated and aware of the mass trauma phenomenon that first-generation Iranian refugees experienced when they were forced to leave their home country and started a new life in the United States. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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页码：276 / 283

页数：7

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