Title

Psychological Homelessness And Enculturative Stress Among Us-Deported Salvadorans: A Preliminary Study With A Novel Approach

Keywords

Enculturative stress; Maladaptive cognitions; Psychological homelessness; Undocumented immigrants

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the construct psychological homelessness—feelings of not belonging in one’s home country—within the context of deported Salvadorans’ enculturation to El Salvador. Participants (n = 66) who had been deported from the United States completed a set of questionnaires related to their deportation experience. Results indicated that deportees, in various degrees, experienced the phenomenon of psychological homelessness and enculturative stress related to living in El Salvador. As hypothesized, enculturative stress related to re-adapting to life in El Salvador significantly correlated with psychological homelessness after controlling for time spent in the United States, acculturation, and enculturation. Additional analyses revealed that maladaptive cognitions related to the deportation experience also predicted psychological homelessness. Our findings suggest psychological homelessness appears to be a valid construct and is experienced by many undocumented immigrants.

Publication Date

10-30-2014

Publication Title

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volume

16

Issue

6

Number of Pages

1278-1283

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-014-0006-y

Socpus ID

84912010051 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84912010051

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