This study aims to examine the relative contribution of religious identity, social support, social connectedness, and perceived discrimination on psychological well-being (PWB) among Middle Eastern (ME) migrants in Australia. This cross-sectional study was conducted within Queensland, Australia. A total of 382 first-generation young adult ME migrants, aged 20–39 years, filled out a self-administered questionnaire. The hypothesized model was tested using a 2-step process: measurement and structural model testing. First, confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test the fitness of the measurement model, and reliability and validity indices were calculated. Structural equations modeling was then applied to test the structural model. The mediation analyses were tested using a bootstrapping method. Social support had the largest total effect on PWB through both a direct and an indirect effect via perceived discrimination and social connectedness with ethnic community (SCETH). Religious identity demonstrated both a direct and an indirect effect on PWB through social support, perceived discrimination, SCETH, and social connectedness with mainstream community (SCMN). Perceived discrimination showed a direct and an indirect effect on PWB, mediated by SCMN. The SCETH and SCMN had only direct effects on PWB. Developing interventions that assist religious institutions/networks in offering support and/or strategies to provide support to ME migrants through religious organizations could be helpful in increasing their PWB. Protecting ME migrants against discrimination based on their religious affiliation is a main area of action. Interventions that promote ME migrants’ interaction with others could result in their better mental health outcomes.

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澳大利亚中东移民的宗教认同和心理健康：感知社会支持、社会联系和感知歧视的中介作用。

本研究旨在研究宗教认同、社会支持、社会联系和感知歧视对澳大利亚中东 (ME) 移民心理健康 (PWB) 的相对贡献。这项横断面研究是在澳大利亚昆士兰州进行的。共有 382 名年龄在 20-39 岁之间的第一代年轻成年 ME 移民填写了一份自我管理的问卷。假设模型使用两步过程进行测试：测量和结构模型测试。首先，进行验证性因子分析以检验测量模型的适合度，并计算信度和效度指标。然后应用结构方程建模来测试结构模型。中介分析使用自举方法进行测试。社会支持通过直接和间接影响对 PWB 产生最大的总影响，这些影响是通过感知歧视和与族裔社区 (SCETH) 的社会联系产生的。宗教认同通过社会支持、感知歧视、SCETH 以及与主流社区 (SCMN) 的社会联系，对 PWB 产生了直接和间接的影响。感知歧视显示出对 PWB 的直接和间接影响，由 SCMN 介导。SCETH 和 SCMN 仅对 PWB 产生直接影响。制定干预措施，协助宗教机构/网络提供支持和/或战略，通过宗教组织向 ME 移民提供支持，可能有助于增加他们的 PWB。保护 ME 移民免受基于宗教信仰的歧视是主要行动领域。