TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial stressors among Ghanaians in rural and urban Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe
AU - Awuah, Raphael Baffour
AU - de-Graft Aikins, Ama
AU - Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo
AU - Meeks, Karlijn A. C.
AU - Beune, Eric J. AJ
AU - Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin
AU - Addo, Juliet
AU - Smeeth, Liam
AU - Bahendeka, Silver K.
AU - Agyemang, Charles
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Psychosocial stressors have significant health and socio-economic impacts on individuals. We examined the prevalence and correlates of psychosocial stressors among non-migrant and migrant Ghanaians as there is limited research in these populations. The study was cross-sectional and quantitative in design. A majority of the study participants had experienced stress, discrimination and negative life events. Increased age, female sex, strong social support and high sense of mastery were associated with lower odds of experiencing psychosocial stressors in both populations. Interventions should be multi-level in design, focusing on the correlates which significantly influence the experience of psychosocial stressors
AB - Psychosocial stressors have significant health and socio-economic impacts on individuals. We examined the prevalence and correlates of psychosocial stressors among non-migrant and migrant Ghanaians as there is limited research in these populations. The study was cross-sectional and quantitative in design. A majority of the study participants had experienced stress, discrimination and negative life events. Increased age, female sex, strong social support and high sense of mastery were associated with lower odds of experiencing psychosocial stressors in both populations. Interventions should be multi-level in design, focusing on the correlates which significantly influence the experience of psychosocial stressors
KW - discrimination
KW - migrants
KW - negative life events
KW - non-migrants
KW - stress
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85093871135&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320963549
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320963549
M3 - Article
C2 - 33081514
SN - 1359-1053
JO - Journal of health psychology
JF - Journal of health psychology
ER -