Journal article
Socio-structural influences on the work participation of refugees: an exploratory systematic mixed studies review
Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion, Vol.3(1), p.16066
01/01/2012
DOI: 10.3402/vgi.v3i0.16066
Abstract
This systematic mixed studies review aimed at synthesizing evidence from studies related to the influences on the work participation of people with refugee status (PWRS). The review focused on the role of proximal socio-structural barriers on work participation by PWRS while foregrounding related distal, intermediate, proximal, and meta-systemic influences. For the systematic search of the literature, we focused on databases that addressed work, well-being, and social policy in refugee populations, including, Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Scopus, and Sociological Abstracts. Of the studies reviewed, 16 of 39 met the inclusion criteria and were retained for the final analysis. We performed a narrative synthesis of the evidence on barriers to work participation by PWRS, interlinking clusters of barriers potent to their effects on work participation. Findings from the narrative synthesis suggest that proximal factors, those at point of entry to the labor market, influence work participation more directly than distal or intermediate factors. Distal and intermediate factors achieve their effects on work participation by PWRS primarily through meta-systemic interlinkages, including host-country documentation and refugee administration provisions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Socio-structural influences on the work participation of refugees: an exploratory systematic mixed studies review
- Creators
- Elias Mpofu - Faculty of Health Sciences, University of SydneyCarol Stevens - Faculty of Health Sciences, University of SydneyHerbert C Biggs - Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of TechnologyEbonee T Johnson - Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion, Vol.3(1), p.16066
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.3402/vgi.v3i0.16066
- ISSN
- 2000-8023
- eISSN
- 2000-8023
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983993494402771
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