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Pakistani Ismaili Muslim Adolescent Females Living in the United States of America: Stresses Associated with the Process of Adaptation to U.S. Culture

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This study examines correlates of sociopsychological post-migration depression in Pakistani Ismaili Muslim adolescent females residing in the United States using quantitative information obtained through a questionnaire. Analysis of the questionnaire included descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation coefficients, and multiple regression to describe a final model of risk factors related to depression in these adolescents. Longer periods of stay in the United States, young age at migration, and speaking more English were associated with low sociopsychological stress scores. Adolescents who reported a longer period of stay in the United States and lower levels of sociopsychological stress were less likely to be depressed.

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    Salma A. Khuwaja

  2. University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, 1200 H. Pressler St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Beatrice J. Selwyn, Asha Kapadia, Sheryl McCurdy & Alam Khuwaja

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This publication is a result of the dissertation work done by the author as a requirement of her DrPH degree at University of Texas Houston School of Public Health. The author is currently affiliatied with City of Houston, Department of Health and Human Services.

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Khuwaja, S.A., Selwyn, B.J., Kapadia, A. et al. Pakistani Ismaili Muslim Adolescent Females Living in the United States of America: Stresses Associated with the Process of Adaptation to U.S. Culture. J Immigrant Health 9, 35–42 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-006-9013-y

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