FORCED MIGRATION EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG ADULT SYRIAN REFUGEES: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

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2021-9-23

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Yılmaz Zambak, Deniz

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A global refugee crisis is at the forefront of political debates in many countries including Turkey. The present study aimed to explore how young adult Syrian refugees experience and make sense forced migration at a critical stage of their life course. Eighteen Syrian young refugees (nine women, nine men) whose ages ranged between 20 and 23 participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant. Fifteen participants were interviewed in Arabic via the support of an interpreter. The remaining three participants were fluent in Turkish and interviewed in Turkish. The transcribed interviews were analyzed by using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Eight superordinate themes were emerged from the analysis. These themes were as follows: 1) Living with war in Syria; 2) leaving homeland behind; 3) rebuilding a new life; 4) facing ongoing challenges and losses; 5) ways of coping with adversities; 6) changes in family dynamics; 7) changed views of the self; and 8) future aspirations. The researcher discussed the study findings in relation to the existing refugee literature, in particular the socioecological models of refugee mental health. Further, the researcher adopted a developmental approach to explore the interplay between developmental transitions and forced migration experiences among young Syrian refugees. Finally, clinical and policy implications, as well as limitations and future directions were discussed.

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Forced Migration, Syrian Refugees, The Integrative Contextual Model, Young Adulthood, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

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D. Yılmaz Zambak, “FORCED MIGRATION EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG ADULT SYRIAN REFUGEES: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2021.