. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 29.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Jan;85(1):43–55. doi: 10.1037/ort0000028

Table 7.

Association of Problems Encountered After Resettlement in the United States With Perceived Burdensomeness

Postmigration problems	Experienced in United States	Males (N = 195)			Females (N = 178)
Postmigration problems	Experienced in United States	n	Perceived burdensomness, M (SEM)	p	n	Perceived burdensomness, M (SEM)	p
Access to health resources
Poor access to healthcare	A lot	51	1.74 (0.12)	.831	59	2.16 (0.14)	<.001^*
Poor access to healthcare	Little to none	144	1.76 (0.06)		119	1.61 (0.05)
Poor access to counseling services	A lot	40	2.03 (0.13)	.014^*	35	2.69 (0.20)	<.001^*
Poor access to counseling services	Little to none	155	1.69 (0.05)		143	1.57 (0.04)
Resettlement to United States
Language barriers	A lot	109	1.90 (0.08)	.077	116	1.91 (0.09)	.186
Language barriers	Little to none	86	1.58 (0.06)		62	1.58 (0.07)
Being unable to find work	A lot	68	1.96 (0.10)	.011^*	66	2.09 (0.12)	<.001^*
Being unable to find work	Little to none	127	1.65 (0.05)		112	1.61 (0.06)
Lack of choice over future	A lot	87	1.89 (0.09)	.115	88	2.05 (0.11)	.002^*
Lack of choice over future	Little to none	108	1.65 (0.06)		90	1.54 (0.05)
Inability to pay living expenses	A lot	49	2.01 (0.13)	.027	45	2.19 (0.17)	<.001^*
Inability to pay living expenses	Little to none	146	1.67 (0.05)		133	1.65 (0.05)
Aid/support
Little help from government	A lot	65	1.71 (0.09)	.476	59	1.87 (0.11)	.165
Little help from government	Little to none	130	1.78 (0.06)		119	1.75 (0.07)
Little help from charities or other agencies	A lot	42	1.76 (0.12)	.965	45	1.87 (0.15)	.304
Little help from charities or other agencies	Little to none	153	1.756 (0.06)		133	1.76 (0.06)
Religion/culture
Discrimination	A lot	13	1.90 (0.27)	.550	10	1.80 (0.20)	.691
Discrimination	Little to none	182	1.75 (0.05)		168	1.79 (0.06)
Crime	A lot	3	1.33 (0.27)	—	0	—	—
Crime	Little to none	192	1.76 (0.05)		178	1.79 (0.06)
Lack of community structures for resolving family disputes	A lot	17	2.63 (0.19)	<.001^*	13	2.33 (0.37)	.007^*
Lack of community structures for resolving family disputes	Little to none	178	1.67 (0.5)		165	1.75 (0.06)
Lack of religious community	A lot	34	1.91 (0.12)	.458	34	1.91 (0.18)	.734
Lack of religious community	Little to none	161	1.72 (0.06)		144	1.76 (0.06)
Difficulty maintaining cultural and religious traditions	A lot	45	2.09 (0.12)	.004^*	33	1.85 (0.17)	.955
Difficulty maintaining cultural and religious traditions	Little to none	150	1.66 (0.05)		145	1.78 (0.07)
Family-related anxiety
Separation from family	A lot	21	2.10 (0.20)	.051	32	2.17 (0.21)	.015^*
Separation from family	Little to none	174	1.72 (0.05)		146	1.71 (0.06)
Worries about family back at home	A lot	65	1.91 (0.10)	.048	80	1.98 (0.10)	.046
Worries about family back at home	Little to none	130	1.68 (0.06)		98	1.64 (0.07)
Increased family conflict	A lot	4	2.71 (0.50)	—	8	3.45 (0.52)	<.001^*
Increased family conflict	Little to none	191	1.74 (0.05)		170	1.71 (0.05)

Significance was retained when adjusted for false discovery rate.