College of Education and Behavioral Studies School of Psychology
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2020
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
AAU
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the Psychological problems faced by Eritrean and Somali
refugees in Addis Ababa. The research followed a quantitative design. Data were collected from 152
(94 male and 58 female) randomly selected urban refugees through adapted instruments of Perceived
Stress Scale, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Generalized Anxiety
Scale and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Descriptive and inferential
statistics were used to analyze the data. The result showed that most Eritrean and Somali urban
refugees face anxiety, stress, depression and loneliness. It was found that there was no statistically
significant difference in the level of anxiety, stress, depression and loneliness between genders and
employment statuses. However, the relation between other demographic factors and the type and
level of psychological problems faced by refugees is found to be statistically significant. Regarding
age, the study indicated that refugees who were 60 and above years of age were more vulnerable to
anxiety, stress, and loneliness than other groups. Furthermore, refugees who are between 20-29
years of age were more vulnerable to depression than the other groups. Regarding educational
status, the result showed that literate participants, Grade 1-4, 5-8, diploma holders were not
statistically significantly different from the groups of degree holders in terms of Stress. Refugees who
migrated in 2005 or earlier face more anxiety, stress and loneliness than other groups, Refugees who
migrated in Addis Ababa between 2016-2020 are depressed than the other groups. Among the study
participants, 55.2% and 74.5% had moderate anxiety and stress, respectively. However, almost all
(98.6%) of participants had depression and 99.3% face loneliness. Recommendations were forwarded
based on these findings
Description
Keywords
Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Loneliness, urban refugees, Eritrean refugees, Somalia refugees, Ethiopia