Variables related to perceived stress and resilience among international migrants: a multicenter study (AFFAIR Project)

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify variables related to perceived stress and resilience of international migrants. Method: Multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study carried out with 403 migrants residing in Brazil, Spain, or Portugal. The following instruments were used to collect data: Perceived Stress Scale and Resilience Scale. Student's t-test and analysis of variance were applied in the analysis. Results: Perceived stress was related to: living in Brazil or Portugal; shorter stay in the host country; being black or brown; and having no religion. Greater resilience was related to: not being divorced; having less education and lower family income; being from developing countries; living in Spain; and having a religion. Conclusion: Aspects such as host and origin country, skin color, income, marital status, education, length of stay in the host country, and religion are related to the level of stress and/or resilience of migrants. Knowing this profile is useful for developing public integration policies and interventions that seek to reduce stress and improve resilience.

Keywords

Resilience Psychological Stress Transients and Migrants Emigration and Immigration Migrant-Receiving Society Multicenter Study

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/57980

Citation

Barreto MS, Barbieri-Figueiredo MC, Garcia-Padilla FM, Mendia RS, Silva RA, Sá FLFRG, Almeida CAPL, Campos MJ, Lise F, Marcon SS. Variables related to perceived stress and resilience among international migrants: a multicenter study (AFFAIR Project). Rev Esc Enferm USP.2024;58:e20240222. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220XREEUSP- 2024-0222en