Introduction
Methods
Setting
Participants
Recruitment
PSYCHLOPS measure
Data collection
Data analysis
Results
Demographic characteristics
Variable | Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of participants (n) | 61 | 46 | 57 | 164 |
Mean age (SD), years | 43 (8.5) | 38 (10.9) | 40 (10.0) | 40 (9.9) |
Age range [min-max], years | 22–68 | 19–61 | 21–63 | 19–68 |
Years since | Mdn [Q1,Q3] | Mdn [Q1,Q3] | Mdn [Q1,Q3] | Mdn [Q1,Q3] |
having left hometown | 5 [4,7] | 5 [4,6] | 7 [5,8] | 6 [4,7] |
having left Syria | 5 [3,6] | 4 [2,4.75] | 6 [5,7] | 5 [3,6] |
having arrived at host country | 4 [3,6] | 3 [2,4] | 4 [1.75,5] | 4 [3,5] |
n [%NJ] | n [%NT] | n [%NS] | N [%N] | |
Gender, female | 39 [64] | 31 [67] | 29 [51] | 99 [60] |
Living situation | ||||
camp/asylum seeker centre | 61 [100] | 0 [0] | 12 [21] | 73 [45] |
community | n/a | 46 [100] | 38 [67] | 84 [51] |
other | n/a | n/a | 6 [11] | 6 [4] |
Education | ||||
no education | 13 [21] | 3 [7] | 0 [0] | 16 [10] |
basic education | 39 [64] | 29 [63] | 25 [44] | 93 [57] |
secondary education/technical certificate | 8 [13] | 7 [15] | 21 [37] | 36 [22] |
tertiary education | 1 [2] | 7 [15] | 11 [19] | 19 [12] |
Education not completed | 17 [33] | 25 [54] | 40 [70] | 77 [47] |
Marital status | ||||
married/cohabiting | 56 [92] | 37 [80] | 41 [72] | 134 [82] |
divorced/separated | 2 [3] | 2 [4] | 6 [11] | 10 [6] |
never married | 0 [0] | 3 [7] | 9 [16] | 12 [7] |
widowed | 3 [5] | 4 [9] | 1 [1] | 8 [5] |
Employment status | ||||
paid work | 22 [36] | 17 [37] | 17 [30] | 56 [34] |
self-employed | 11 [18] | 8 [17] | 4 [7] | 23 [14] |
non-paid work | 2 [3] | 1 [2] | 5 [8] | 8 [5] |
unemployed | 4 [7] | 2 [4] | 12 [21] | 18 [18] |
retired | 1 [2] | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | 2 [1] |
student | 1 [2] | 1 [2] | 7 [12] | 9 [6] |
others | 1 [2] | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | 2 [1] |
No legal work permission | 44 [72] | 33 [71] | 16 [28] | 93 [57] |
Overview reported problems
Frequent problem category | Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
NJ = 61 | NT = 46 | NS = 57 | N = 164 | |
n [%NJ] | n [%NT] | n [%NS] | n [%N] | |
Practical | 44 [72] | 31 [67] | 39 [68] | 114 [70] |
Psychological | 27 [44] | 15 [33] | 23 [40] | 65 [40] |
Interpersonal | 15 [25] | 14 [30] | 15 [26] | 44 [27] |
Physical/psychosomatic health | 13 [21] | 13 [28] | 10 [18] | 36 [22] |
Separation from family members | 11 [18] | 8 [17] | 13 [23] | 32 [20] |
Related to war/home country | 7 [11] | 6 [14] | 7 [12] | 20 [12] |
Related to family duties | 10 [16] | 5 [13] | 2 [4] | 17 [10] |
Personal development/unmet personal needs | 0 [0] | 3 [7] | 7 [12] | 10 [6] |
Practical problems
Sub-codes practical problems | Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
n [%NJ] | n [%NT] | n [%NS] | n [%N] | |
Employment | 16 [26] | 8 [17] | 18 [32] | 42 [26] |
Finances | 11 [18] | 17 [37] | 6 [11] | 34 [21] |
Camp related issues | 26 [43] | n/a | n/a | 26 [16] |
Government regulations | 3 [5] | 4 [9] | 12 [21] | 19 [12] |
Housing | 2 [3] | 5 [11] | 11 [19] | 18 [11] |
Medical treatment | 6 [10] | 6 [13] | 3 [5] | 15 [9] |
Education | 2 [3] | 5 [11] | 6 [11] | 13 [8] |
Language | n/a | 7 [15] | 6 [11] | 13 [8] |
Others (e.g., food, climate) | 1 [2] | 0 [0] | 2 [4] | 3 [2] |
Jordan
Turkey
Switzerland
Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland |
---|---|---|
Employment | Employment | Employment |
“No job and can’t get a work permit” [J62] | “Can’t find work” [T18] | “To find a good job position. I am Arabic teacher” [CH34] |
“[…] being unable to work (because I stay in village 5)” [J38] | “My husband is ill, I can’t work. We can’t have enough money” [T17] | “Difficulties with finding a job despite learning the language” [CH30] |
Finances | Finances | Government regulations |
“Financial problems / house and children’s expenses” [J33] | “I need an implant but I can’t due to financial problems” [T37] | “I feel temporary and not safe here because I have F […] my son also has F permit; he can’t travel out of Switzerland” [CH36] |
“Being the family breadwinner because my husband is abroad” [J5] | “Unstable, I have no home or financial source” [T16] | “The immigration department rejected my asylum request to join my family” [CH2] |
Camp related | Language | Housing |
“Staying in the village 5 makes me feel unable to go out” [J38] | “My kids don’t know the Turkish language; they don’t understand their lessons” [T41] | “I don’t have an appropriate apartment for my children and me” [CH31] |
“Being obliged to be in the camp bothers my children and I [...]” [J48] | “I can’t learn Turkish because I have many responsibilities, house and kids” [T20] | “Living in the asylum centre with the family” [CH13] |
Psychological problems
Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland |
---|---|---|
“Worrying about my husband since he’s sick[…]” [J9] | “Feeling alone and have no friends” [T9] | “I don’t feel secure here because I am temporary and I have F” [CH36] |
“I am constantly anxious” [J48] | “The illness of my daughter, I am afraid of losing her” [T15] | “I am worried because I turn 65 years and I don’t have enough money to live securely” [CH55] |
“Being afraid to go back to my home country since we have no house left and no job” [J57] | “Remembering the bad time that we had” [T21] | “The situation in northern Syria […]. My father insists on staying in the city despite the war and I fear for them” [CH54] |
Social problems
Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland |
---|---|---|
“My daughter is often anxious; she hits her siblings” [J24] | “Difficulties to understand and deal with my kids, I blame myself because I treated them harshly […]” [T46] | “The loneliness I suffer since my wife has recently left me” [CH11] |
“Being exploited by some people” [J45] | “The discrimination in the work place” [T19] | “Racism. I have two children and they don’t have the same treatment at school” [CH52] |
“Inability to marry my son off in the Al-Azraq camp” [J49] | “My mom and my sister’s death” [T37] | “Not being able to reunite with my daughter” [CH30] |
Physical and psychosomatic problems
Jordan | Turkey | Switzerland |
---|---|---|
“Worried about my mother since she’s suffering from several health problems and her pressure is almost always high” [J26] | “The hard illness, that I had hepatitis B, the medicine is very expensive” [T4] | “Physical pain” [CH29] |
“Children’s diseases (haemorrhage) and afraid not to find the necessary treatment” [J22] | “The illness of my daughter, I am afraid of losing her” [T15] | “Sleep […]” [CH3] |
Personal development/unmet personal needs
Turkey | Switzerland |
---|---|
“I cannot complete my successful way, I stopped in the middle” [T38] | “I’m trying to achieve my objectives, but I need an opportunity” [CH32], |
“Can’t do anything because of the kids” [T29] | “I can’t achieve my dreams in Switzerland” [CH41] |