Open AccessPsychosocial stressors among Ghanaians in rural and urban Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe
Author(s) -
Raphael Baffour Awuah,
Ama deGraft Aikins,
F. Nii Amoo Dodoo,
Karlijn Meeks,
Eric J.A.J. Beune,
Kerstin KlipsteinGrobusch,
Juliet Addo,
Liam Smeeth,
Silver Bahendeka,
Charles Agyemang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1461-7277
pISSN - 1359-1053
DOI - 10.1177/1359105320963549
Subject(s) - psychosocial , stressor , odds , social support , psychological intervention , psychology , gerontology , environmental health , clinical psychology , demography , medicine , logistic regression , psychiatry , social psychology , sociology
Psychosocial stressors have significant health and socio-economic impacts on individuals. We examined the prevalence and correlates of psychosocial stressors among non-migrant and migrant Ghanaians as there is limited research in these populations. The study was cross-sectional and quantitative in design. A majority of the study participants had experienced stress, discrimination and negative life events. Increased age, female sex, strong social support and high sense of mastery were associated with lower odds of experiencing psychosocial stressors in both populations. Interventions should be multi-level in design, focusing on the correlates which significantly influence the experience of psychosocial stressors.