The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Moleiro, C.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Roberto, S.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/23001
Resumo: Unaccompanied minors who reach the age of majority often experience this transition as a complex stage. Insecurity and helplessness may arise and, in some cases,survival without the support of theinstitutions and services that previously protected them as minors in the host country may mean becoming at risk for social exclusion. The objective of the present study was to characterize unaccompanied minors in Portugal (N ¼ 67) and understand the processes of transitioninto the age ofmajority, using a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative (survey) and qualitative (interviews on autobiographical narratives) methodologies were used as a means of acknowledging the voice of minors/young adults in their trajectories and experiences. Two groups were included, with minors (in residential care) and youths who had already reached adulthood (living independently). Results illustrate diverse reasons for arrival in Portugal and distinct strengths and struggles in the integration experiences, withbothpositive andnegative aspectsbeingidentifiedin the transition to autonomy.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
title The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
spellingShingle The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
Moleiro, C.
Unaccompanied minors
Refugees
Integration
Adulthood
Mixed-methods
Narratives
title_short The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
title_full The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
title_fullStr The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
title_sort The path to adulthood: A mixed-methods approach to the exploration of the experiences of unaccompanied minors in Portugal
author Moleiro, C.
author_facet Moleiro, C.
Roberto, S.
author_role author
author2 Roberto, S.
author2_role author
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Roberto, S.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Unaccompanied minors
Refugees
Integration
Adulthood
Mixed-methods
Narratives
topic Unaccompanied minors
Refugees
Integration
Adulthood
Mixed-methods
Narratives
description Unaccompanied minors who reach the age of majority often experience this transition as a complex stage. Insecurity and helplessness may arise and, in some cases,survival without the support of theinstitutions and services that previously protected them as minors in the host country may mean becoming at risk for social exclusion. The objective of the present study was to characterize unaccompanied minors in Portugal (N ¼ 67) and understand the processes of transitioninto the age ofmajority, using a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative (survey) and qualitative (interviews on autobiographical narratives) methodologies were used as a means of acknowledging the voice of minors/young adults in their trajectories and experiences. Two groups were included, with minors (in residential care) and youths who had already reached adulthood (living independently). Results illustrate diverse reasons for arrival in Portugal and distinct strengths and struggles in the integration experiences, withbothpositive andnegative aspectsbeingidentifiedin the transition to autonomy.
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