Correlates of general wellbeing among Bhutanese youths

ABSTRACT

There are growing rates of international refugees being displaced worldwide, but there is limited understanding of how new waves of refugee youths are adjusting and adapting upon resettlement. The purpose of this study is to examine the wellbeing of newly resettled Bhutanese refugee youths in the United States. The impact of familial social capital and acculturation identity was assessed. The results indicate that perceived familial social capital quality and the degree of ethnic identification had a significantly positive correlation with general wellbeing.

KEYWORDS:

• Immigrants and refugees
• wellbeing
• acculturation identity
• and social capital

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