Financial Stress and Depression Among African Refugees in the Southern United States: A Serial Multiple Mediation Analysis of Financial Self-Efficacy and Financial Anxiety
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2-2020
Abstract
As part of a larger community-based participatory research project exploring the postresettlement challenges of African refugees in the southern United States, our study investigated the phenomenon of financial stress and its relationship to mental health through a mediating chain of factors—financial self-efficacy and financial anxiety. Results revealed the mediating role of financial self-efficacy and financial anxiety on the relationship between financial stress and depressive symptoms. Findings provide discourses around financial stress and mental health in the migration context, critical to recognizing the unique experiences of African refugees and informing culturally responsive programs for financial inclusion and economic integration.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
First Page
151
Last Page
171
Recommended Citation
Kim, Y., Lim, Y., Maleku, A., Kagotho, N., & Yang, M. (2020). Financial Stress and Depression Among African Refugees in the Southern United States: A Serial Multiple Mediation Analysis of Financial Self-Efficacy and Financial Anxiety. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 18 (2), 151-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2019.1593571