This research investigates resettlement stress among African migrants in Australia and how migrants manage stress. The research used 30 semi-structured interviews with African migrants in Western Australia. Participants used various strategies, including reliance on family as a community and on God – usually constructed by alliance rather than kinship – to manage stress. The article’s key contribution highlights the multilayered approach for social work to integration strategies for migrants. The study identifies three significant issues emerging: the importance of ‘families’ as community networks, the experience of discrimination and the significance of faith in God as crucial migrant support factors.

这项研究调查了澳大利亚非洲移民中的安置压力，以及移民如何应对压力。该研究对西澳大利亚州的非洲移民进行了30次半结构化访谈。参与者使用了各种策略，包括依靠家庭作为社区和依靠上帝（通常是通过联盟而不是血缘关系构建的）来应对压力。文章的主要贡献突出了社会工作与移民融合策略的多层方法。该研究发现了三个重要的问题：“家庭”作为社区网络的重要性，歧视的经历以及对上帝的信仰作为至关重要的移民支持因素的重要性。