My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore health from the perspective of young immigrants in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A total of 25 newly arrived young immigrants attending Swedish language classes in northern Sweden participated by drawing and writing open letters. They continued t...
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cremerald:10.1108/ijmhsc-02-2018-0004 2024-09-15T18:26:09+00:00 My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants Bergstrom-Wuolo, Maya Dahlström, Josefin Hertting, Krister Kostenius, Catrine 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-02-2018-0004 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMHSC-02-2018-0004/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMHSC-02-2018-0004/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care volume 14, issue 3, page 290-304 ISSN 1747-9894 journal-article 2018 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-02-2018-0004 2024-07-31T04:06:05Z Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore health from the perspective of young immigrants in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A total of 25 newly arrived young immigrants attending Swedish language classes in northern Sweden participated by drawing and writing open letters. They continued the open-ended sentence “Now I’ll draw and describe a day when I was feeling good, that was […].” Findings The phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes: longing to be in control for a better life, searching for power in the good and the bad, and striving for a sense of belonging in the new society. The findings illuminate young immigrants’ perspectives of a health-promoting everyday life consisting of agency, reflection and a sense of community. The findings also highlight the young immigrants’ experiences when health-promoting aspects are lacking, characterized by disillusionment, anxiety and loneliness. The findings are discussed with health promotion, health literacy and young immigrants in mind. Practical implications According to young immigrants, meeting basic needs such as food, sleep and housing is health promoting but easily taken for granted. Being able to have a say in matters concerning everyday life, social inclusion and finding power in memories – positive and negative – can promote health in young immigrants. Originality/value The young immigrants were able to communicate via drawings and words to overcome language barriers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Emerald International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 14 3 290 304 |
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore health from the perspective of young immigrants in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach A total of 25 newly arrived young immigrants attending Swedish language classes in northern Sweden participated by drawing and writing open letters. They continued the open-ended sentence “Now I’ll draw and describe a day when I was feeling good, that was […].” Findings The phenomenological analysis resulted in three themes: longing to be in control for a better life, searching for power in the good and the bad, and striving for a sense of belonging in the new society. The findings illuminate young immigrants’ perspectives of a health-promoting everyday life consisting of agency, reflection and a sense of community. The findings also highlight the young immigrants’ experiences when health-promoting aspects are lacking, characterized by disillusionment, anxiety and loneliness. The findings are discussed with health promotion, health literacy and young immigrants in mind. Practical implications According to young immigrants, meeting basic needs such as food, sleep and housing is health promoting but easily taken for granted. Being able to have a say in matters concerning everyday life, social inclusion and finding power in memories – positive and negative – can promote health in young immigrants. Originality/value The young immigrants were able to communicate via drawings and words to overcome language barriers. |
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