1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]he present study explores the mothers’ experiences vis-a-vis their emotion work and coping. Based on the mothers’ concerns, this study examines (a) the perception of mothers who are refugees of additional emotion work in the family, (b) how mothers who are refugees manage their emotions and cope with elevated emotion work, and (c) understanding the numerous obstacles of being newly resettled refugees.» (p. 5)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Eight mothers who are refugees participated in the study and had on average 2.5 children […].» (p. 5) «All the participants were resettled in Quebec, Canada, within the past 24 months at the time of this study.» (p. 5)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

The results show that «[t]he participants of this study expressed their grievances about their additional emotion work with the family post-migration. For instance, many of the participants endure the emotion work of self-concealment and having to hide negative affect for the sake of people around them. […] The participants also expressed the emotion work that comes with maneuvering new homes. […] Participants expressed the labor of compensating for the loss of extended family and community and how they overcompensate by playing multiple roles rather than one.» (p. 12) «Finally, religion and praying were found to be a coping mechanism for mothers who are refugees from Syria.» (p. 13) According to the authors «their identity as women of color and refugees makes their experience qualitatively unique, and the Canadian government and society are in many ways maladaptive to the needs of women who are refugees. For instance, mothers who are refugees often engage in self-concealment. While it is not optimal coping for them, self-concealment, in order to help their family to survive, might have been their only option.» (p. 13-14)