Predictors of acculturative hassles among Vietnamese refugees in Norway: Results from a long-term longitudinal study.

We investigated acculturative hassles in a community cohort of Vietnamese refugees in Norway (n = 61), exploring cross-sectional data and longitudinal predictors of acculturative hassles using data from their arrival in Norway in 1982 (T1), with follow up in 1985 (T2) and in 2005-2006 (T3). To our knowledge, this is the first longitudinal study of predictors of acculturative hassles in a refugee population. Results indicated that more communication problems and less Norwegian language competence were related to most hassles at T3.

Long-term mental health of Vietnamese refugees in the aftermath of trauma.

Background: There is no long-term prospective study (>20 years) of the mental health of any refugee group.

Aims: To investigate the long-term course and predictors of psychological distress among Vietnamese refugees in Norway.

Method: Eighty Vietnamese refugees, 57% of the original cohort previously interviewed in 1982 (T(1)) and 1985 (T(2)), completed a self-report questionnaire prior to a semi-structured interview.

Better mental health in children of Vietnamese refugees compared with their Norwegian peers--a matter of cultural difference?

Background: There are conflicting results on whether immigrant children are at a heightened risk of mental health problems compared with native youth in the resettlement country. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: To compare the mental health of 94 Norwegian-born children from a community cohort of Vietnamese refugees, aged 4 - 18 years, with that of a Norwegian community sample.

Methods: The SDQ was completed by two types of informants; the children's self-reports, and the parents' reports, for comparison with Norwegian data from the Health Profiles for Children and Youth in the Akershus study.