
Addressing Familial Tension & Violence in Immigrant Households
Immigrant households experience high levels of household tension and violence leading to health problems and increased participation in violence.
This project addresses the increasing familial tension and violence present within immigrant households. As highlighted by substantial literature, the ramifications of limited intervention is costly to community development. For example, children developing in stressful environments are more likely to suffer from health problems (Economic Policy Institute, 2019 Figure C) including behavioral issues, difficulties sleeping and eating, psychosomatic symptoms (KFF, 2019), academic issues, gang participation, and long-term consequences (Yu & Singh, 2012). In addition, immigrant parents, who typically present higher levels of parental aggravation styles, experience increased levels of mental health issues, marital discord, and lack of parenting self-efficacy as a result of limited awareness and access to resources to alleviate family problems (Yu & Singh, 2012). To mitigate these household problems, the children of immigrants are expected to support their parents through social, financial, and emotional caretaking, further exacerbating household tensions and violence.
Data Collection
A synopsis of the data pertaining to the causes familial household tension and violence as discussed in literature, interviews, focus groups, and a survey.
Project Details
More information about our approach to solving familial household tension and violence including session details and a timeline.
Project Outcomes
A discussion of the grants used to support the project as well a statistical analysis of its significance.
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