Multicomponent Intervention Associated with Improved Emotional and Cognitive Outcomes of Marginalized Unemployed Youth of Latin America
Social Sciences
; 11(4):155, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1810123
ABSTRACT
Mass migration and people seeking political refuge are critical social issues facing Latin America. Ecuador has the largest population of recognized refugees in the region. Youths from a migration background have an increased risk of becoming NEET (Young people not in employment, education, or training). Such youths struggle more with mental health problems than non-NEET peers. Being a refugee, NEET further increases the risk of having mental health problems and may be linked to lower cognitive functioning, which could maintain exclusion and unemployment. This intervention study was performed with a group of young people of different nationalities who were refugees or belonged to other vulnerable groups attending a six-week employability-support intervention in Ecuador. In order to assess the impact of the intervention, a range of measures of executive cognitive function, mental health, and the potential for positive change were used. We found that post-intervention, the group reported significantly less psychological distress and better self-esteem, self-efficacy, and cognitive response inhibition than before the intervention. We conclude that multicomponent interventions may effectively improve the psychological functioning of vulnerable NEET groups in the Latin American context.
Social Sciences: Comprehensive Works; NEETS; refugees; mental health; emotion regulation; self-efficacy; cognitive abilities; executive function; employability support; intervention; Latin America; Child development; Population; Young adults; Socioeconomic factors; Migration; Employment; Mental disorders; Violence; Social exclusion; Cognitive ability; Unemployment; Education; Cognition & reasoning; COVID-19; Venezuela; Ecuador
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ProQuest Central
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Experimental Studies
Language:
English
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Social Sciences
Year:
2022
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Article
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