Résultats de recherche

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The current report, based on data from the study’s initial survey, has four major objectives: (1) explore the extent to which determinants of mental health for children in general are also relevant for immigrant children, (2) identify which, if any immigration and settlement experiences affect the mental health of immigrant children, (3) explore the mental health salience of place of resettlement, (4) demonstrate the importance of unpacking overly inclusive categories such as ''Asian immigrants''. » (p. 1012)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Les données proviennent du New Canadian Children and Youth Study (NCCYS). L’échantillon de la présente étude est composé de 2 031 enfants nés à l’extérieur du pays ou nés au Canada d’au moins un parent ayant immigré au pays au cours des 10 dernières années.

Instruments:
Questionnaire du NCCYS

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

Cette étude s’inscrit dans la New Canadian Children and Youth Study. Les auteurs s’intéressent à l’immigration asiatique au Canada, plus particulièrement à l’immigration provenant de la Chine continentale, de Hong Kong et des Philippines. Ils se penchent sur la question de l’adaptation, de l’intégration et du bien-être des enfants immigrants, en étudiant les facteurs déterminants pour leur santé mentale. Les auteurs explorent notamment les facteurs universels (dépression parentale, éducation des parents, etc.) et les facteurs propres à l’immigration (pays d’origine, lieu d’établissement, etc.). L’échantillon permet d’étudier les déterminants de problèmes émotionnels (EP) et d’agression physique (PA) chez les enfants immigrants ou réfugiés.

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
To draw the attention on the lack of serious longitudinal studies on immigrants and refugee children’s health in Canada.

Questions/Hypothèses :
How does immigrant and refugee children’s health compare with majority-culture children? How health patterns evolve over time? To what extent the health needs match the use of services?

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« The ’New Canadian Children and Youth Study’ (NCCYS) focuses on the health and development of approximately 4500 immigrant and refugee youngsters living in six Canadian cities and makes comparisons between immigrants and native-born. The sample includes mainland Chinese, Hong Kong Chinese, Filipino, Haitian, Ethiopian, Somali, Jamaican, Serbian, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Salvadorian, Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, Colombian, Kurdish, Iranian, Punjabi, Tamil and Afghani. Interviews with the children and their parents were held every two years, making it possible to study children’s development over time. » (p. 22)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« One every five children living in Canada was either born somewhere else or born into immigrant and refugee families, and Canada expects a lot from them. The literature about immigrant and refugee children is riddled with paradoxes, inconsistent results and unanswered questions. Longitudinal research, employing sufficiently large samples of children in differing situations, living in different regions of the country, and using culturally and situation-sensitive measures is badly needed. The NCCYS is one attempt to address this need. » (p. 21)