"Loneliness is killing me" : life stories and resilience of Canadian immigrant women

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dc.contributor.authorRashid, Ruksana
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorGregory, David M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-11T22:11:06Z
dc.date.available2012-05-11T22:11:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxiii, 262 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and life-stories of recent Canadian immigrant women and their resilience in every day life. A qualitative methodology involving repeated in-depth person-centered interviewing (two to three interviews for each participant) focused on a holistic and in-depth understanding of resilience. Five immigrant women volunteered to participate in the study. Snowball sampling and ‘word of mouth’ were used to recruit participants. Narrative analysis (first level) and thematic analysis (second level) were used to explore. In addition to the life stories, three major themes emerged from the data: Life before Canada; A Journey of Compound Stressors; and Resilience in Everyday Life. Loneliness surfaced as a dominant stressor among the participants as a consequence of immigration. The absence of friendships within the context of immigration was a new finding emerging from this study. Findings further our understanding of recent Canadian immigrant women’s life experiences and concomitantly their resilience. Suggestions for future research are addressed in this study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3067
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2011en_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectWomen immigrants -- Canada -- Interviewsen_US
dc.subjectResilience (Personality trait) -- Case studiesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.title"Loneliness is killing me" : life stories and resilience of Canadian immigrant womenen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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