Mental health needs of working immigrant women in Calgary: the intersections of influences

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dc.contributor.authorMirzaie, Seyedeh Negar
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business
dc.contributor.supervisorDerry, Robbin
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T16:23:46Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T16:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe increasing population of working immigrant women in Canada demands special considerations surrounding their mental health. This exploratory-descriptive qualitative research has investigated the influences on the mental well-being of 14 working immigrant women in Calgary. Participants were interviewed to describe their unique experiences at the intersections of race, gender, religion, work, and social class, and to discuss useful interventions that support their mental wellbeing. The findings demonstrated that migration to Canada had provided participants with high awareness about mental health; however, stigma, religious beliefs, financial concerns, and discriminatory behavior in healthcare services were barriers to pursue mental health care. Racism, microaggressions, intersectional discrimination, language barriers, and employment difficulties had adversely affected their mental well-being. Conversely, freedom, security, and multiculturalism were some of the advantages of living in Canada. Ultimately, working immigrant women's needs were discussed as individual/micro-, meso-, and macro-level interventions based on ecological model.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5863
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0347en_US
dc.proquest.subject0453en_US
dc.proquest.subject0631en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dhillon School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.facultyDhillon School of Businessen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business)en_US
dc.subjectworking immigrant womenen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectmental wellbeingen_US
dc.subjectintersectionally marginalized groupsen_US
dc.subjectmental health care accessen_US
dc.subjectmental health stigmaen_US
dc.subjecthealthcare discriminationen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Mental healthen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Social life and customsen_US
dc.subjectWomen foreign workers -- Mental healthen_US
dc.subjectMarginality, Socialen_US
dc.subjectEmigration and immigration -- Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Employmenten_US
dc.subjectMinority women -- Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subjectMinority women -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectPrecarious employmenten_US
dc.subjectIntersectionality (Sociology)en_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleMental health needs of working immigrant women in Calgary: the intersections of influencesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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