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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

A Conceptual Model of Refugee Family Dynamics: A Study with Sri Lankan Tamils.

Miriam Kuttikat, Marianne B Lund, David Chan, Indranil Sahoo

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Miriam KuttikatSchool of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1482-2956
Marianne B LundSchool of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-0845-1291
David ChanDepartment of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6281-235X
Indranil SahooDepartment of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4960-7984

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Testing a refugee family dynamics model: A study with Sri Lankan TamilsK01TW009648 · FIC · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI KUTTIKAT, MIRIAM · 2014 to 2017
$520k
Canadian Health Research Fellowship FellowshipFIC NIH HHS K01 TW009648University of Toronto Fellowship Social Science, Humanities Research Council Seed Grant Seed GrantVirginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work Internal Funding
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Abstract

Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have endured over four decades of protracted displacement in southern India. This paper synthesizes findings from four studies conducted between 2005 and 2018 among refugees residing in the Gummidipoondi and Trichy refugee camps in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Framed by a Community Based Participatory Research, in collaboration with the Organization for Eelam Refugee Rehabilitation (OfERR) and Community Advisory Board, these studies aimed to investigate the challenges related to migration stressors, mental health, family dynamics, and resource utilization of the Sri Lankan refugees living in India. The association of Psychological Distress and Migration Stress (PDMS) study examined migration stressors influencing psychological distress among refugees. The intergenerational Conflict and Community Readiness (ICCR study) assessed community readiness for repatriation and intergenerational conflict employing semi-structured qualitative interviews. The Family Dynamics (FD) mixed-method study investigated longitudinal associations between migration stressors, resource utilization, family dynamics, and health outcomes among Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. The Parenting Processes and Intervention Development (PPID) Study incorporated perspectives of community health workers through qualitative exploratory research. Integrating these findings, the research developed (1) Conceptual Model of Refugee Family Dynamics and (2) Framework for Refugee Health Intervention. These models provide a culturally sensitive framework for future interventions to improve family well-being among refugee populations.

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Family RelationsRefugeesAdultFemaleHumansIndiaMaleModels, TheoreticalSri LankaStress, Psychologicalmigrant family dynamicsmigrant health interventionmigration Stressorsrepatriation

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PMCPMC11855162

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