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DIW Wochenbericht 12 / 2024
Laut Bundesinnenministerium sollen Beratung und Hilfe zur Integration für alle Schutzsuchenden verfügbar sein. Der vorliegende Wochenbericht untersucht, inwieweit dies auf Personen zutrifft, die zwischen 2013 und 2016 nach Deutschland geflüchtet sind. Mithilfe von Daten der IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung Geflüchteter wird der Bedarf an und die tatsächliche Inanspruchnahme von Unterstützungsangeboten in fünf ...
2024| Ellen Heidinger
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DIW Wochenbericht 12 / 2021
Unter den Folgen der Corona-Pandemie leiden viele Menschen. Geflüchtete gehören jedoch in vielen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen zu einer der am schlechtesten gestellten Gruppen. Sie leben überdurchschnittlich häufig in beengten Wohneinrichtungen wie Gemeinschaftsunterkünften und sind dadurch einem erhöhten Infektionsrisiko ausgesetzt. Gleichzeitig waren sie schon vor der Pandemie überproportional häufig ...
2021| Theresa Entringer, Jannes Jacobsen, Hannes Kröger, Maria Metzing
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SOEPpapers 1151 / 2021
After arriving in a new country, refugees are most often dependent on professional support to reestablish their livelihood. It is however well documented that refugees face barriers when seeking access to services aimed at facilitating their settlement and integration. This study examines refugees’ support service needs and their actual utilization and investigates the impact of social and human capital ...
2021| Ellen Heidinger
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SOEPpapers 1124 / 2021
Dieses Manuskript ist gerade im Begutachtungsprozess beim International Journal of Public Health (IJPH).
2021| Lea-Maria Löbel, Hannes Kröger, Ana Nanette Tibubos
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SOEPpapers 1053 / 2019
Background: Responding to the mental health needs of refugees remains a pressing challenge worldwide. We estimated the prevalence of psychological distress in a large refugee population in Germany and assessed its association with host country factors amenable to policy intervention and integration indicators. Method: We analysed the second wave of the IAB-BAMF-SOEP, a representative Germany-wide ...
2019| Lena Walther, Hannes Kröger, Ana Nanette Tibubos, Thi Minh Tam Ta, Christian von Scheve, Jürgen Schupp, Eric Hahn, Malek Bajbouj
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SOEPpapers 1029 / 2019
The mental health and well-being of refugees are both prerequisites for and indicators of social integration. Using data from the first wave of a representative prospective panel of refugees living in Germany, we investigated how different living conditions, especially those subject to integration policies, are associated with experienced distress and life satisfaction in newly-arrived adult refugees. ...
2019| Lena Walther, Lukas M. Fuchs, Jürgen Schupp, Christian von Scheve
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Background Perceived social cohesion (PSC) is a protective factor for mental health. Yet, evidence on social mechanisms influencing mental health is scarce. Aims We examined the moderating role of PSC between parental stressors and depressive symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We performed a multilevel moderated linear regression analysis using German Socio-Economic Panel ...
In:
Journal of Mental Health
34 (2025), 4, S. 400-408
| Anita Alaze, Ellen Heidinger, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Background The harmful mental health effects of perceived discrimination for migrant populations are well established. The potential buffering effect of regional-level social capital, however, has not previously been explored. Methods Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP; 2009–2018) we apply multilevel models to assess the effect of frequent or infrequent perceived discrimination on ...
In:
Social Science & Medicine
370 (2025), 117854, 13 S.
| Louise Biddle, Barbara Stacherl, Ellen Heidinger
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
This study examines the familial ties in the social support network of refugees in Germany. It investigates whether distance to family plays a role in the provision of emotional and informational support and how this relationship is moderated by social network services (SNS). Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees (N = 5237), the paper provides evidence for a family-centred network. Increasing ...
In:
Journal of Refugee Studies
37 (2024), 3, S. 645–666
| Ellen Heidinger
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
After arriving in a new country, refugees are typically dependent on professional support to re-establish their livelihood. However, it is well documented that refugees face barriers when seeking access to services aimed at facilitating their settlement. This study examines refugees’ support service needs, their actual utilization, and investigates the impact of social and human capital on service ...
In:
Journal of International Migration and Integration
24 (2023), S. 271–312
| Ellen Heidinger