Aina Gabarrell-Pascuet, Amanda Lloret-Pineda, Marta Franch-Roca, Blanca Mellor-Marsa, Maria Del Carmen Alos-Belenguer, Yuelu He, Rachid El Hafi-Elmokhtari, Felipe Villalobos, Ivet Bayes-Marin, Lola Aparicio Pareja, Oscar Álvarez Bobo, Mercedes Espinal Cabezas, Yolanda Osorio, Josep Maria Haro, Paula Cristóbal-Narvaez
OBJECTIVES: To explore how perceived discrimination impacts the emotional well-being and mental health of newly-arrived migrants in Spain; and to identify the coping strategies and behavioral changes used to deal with perceived discrimination. DESIGN: 102 individual audio-recorded in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed through content analysis. RESULTS: Negative emotions related to perceived discrimination included disgust, sadness, fear, loneliness, humiliation, sense of injustice, rage, feeling undervalued or vulnerable, and mixed emotions...
2023: PloS One