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"Se tiveres fé, consegues": Atribuições de sentido à experiência de refúgio eritreia
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Embora a experiência de refúgio seja potencialmente traumática e associada a
sofrimento psicológico significativo, estudos sugerem que também é passível de levar a
ajustamento psicológico positivo. Neste sentido, este estudo qualitativo consistiu em
analisar os processos de atribuição de sentido ao trauma e reavaliações no período pósmigratório, segundo o Modelo de Atribuição de Sentido de Park (2010), em refugiados
eritreus. Seis refugiados, recentemente reinstalados em Portugal e a residir na região de
Lisboa participaram em dois grupos focais, realizados em 2018. Através de análise
temática, identificamos três temas: “Impotência e ausência de escolha”, enquanto
determinante da decisão de abandono do país; “Fé, força e esperança: o consolo das
crenças religiosas”, que evidencia a centralidade da religião durante as trajetórias do
processamento cognitivo; e “Disrupção de expectativas sobre a vida na Europa”, referente
aos stressores enfrentados no período pós-migratório, e subtema “Esperança num futuro
reimaginado” como indicador de reavaliações cognitivas positivas. Os resultados
sugerem a disrupção de objetivos de vida enquanto determinante de sofrimento
psicológico significativo em populações em situação de refúgio, a estabilidade das
crenças religiosas nos processos de atribuição de sentido ao trauma, bem como
perspetivas de bem-estar subjetivo e espiritual.
ABSTRACT: Although the refuge experience can be potentially traumatic and associated with significant distress, studies suggest that it can also lead to positive psychological adjustment. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to analyze the processes of meaningmaking after trauma and post-migration cognitive reappraisals, following Park's Meaning-Making Model (2010), in Eritrean refugees. Six refugees, recently resettled in Portugal and living in the Lisbon region participated in two focus groups, held in 2018. Using thematic analysis, we identified three themes: “Powerlessness and lack of choice”, as a determinant factor in the decision to leave the country; “Faith, strength and hope: the consolation of religious beliefs”, which highlights the centrality of religion during the trajectories of cognitive processing; and “Disruption of expectations about life in Europe", referring to the stressors faced in the post-migration period, and sub-theme “Hope in a re-imagined future”, as an indicator of positive cognitive reappraisals. The results suggest the disruption of goals as a determinant of significant distress in refugee populations, the stability of religious beliefs in the processes of making meaning of trauma, as well as perspectives of subjective and spiritual well-being.
ABSTRACT: Although the refuge experience can be potentially traumatic and associated with significant distress, studies suggest that it can also lead to positive psychological adjustment. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to analyze the processes of meaningmaking after trauma and post-migration cognitive reappraisals, following Park's Meaning-Making Model (2010), in Eritrean refugees. Six refugees, recently resettled in Portugal and living in the Lisbon region participated in two focus groups, held in 2018. Using thematic analysis, we identified three themes: “Powerlessness and lack of choice”, as a determinant factor in the decision to leave the country; “Faith, strength and hope: the consolation of religious beliefs”, which highlights the centrality of religion during the trajectories of cognitive processing; and “Disruption of expectations about life in Europe", referring to the stressors faced in the post-migration period, and sub-theme “Hope in a re-imagined future”, as an indicator of positive cognitive reappraisals. The results suggest the disruption of goals as a determinant of significant distress in refugee populations, the stability of religious beliefs in the processes of making meaning of trauma, as well as perspectives of subjective and spiritual well-being.
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Dissertação de Mestrado no Ispa – Instituto
Universitário para obtenção de grau
de Mestre na especialidade de
Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Atribuição de sentido Trauma Crenças centrais Visões do mundo Refugiados Eritreus Meaning making Global beliefs Worldviews Eritrean refugees