The COVID-19 pandemic is a defining global health crisis of our time. While the impact of COVID-19, including its mental health impact, is increasingly being documented, there remain important gaps regarding the specific consequences of the pandemic on particular population groups, including refugees and migrants. This study aims to uncover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and migrants worldwide, disentangling the possible role of social and daily stressors, i.e., experiences of discrimination and daily living conditions. Descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the responses of N = 20,742 refugees and migrants on the self-reporting global ApartTogether survey. Survey findings indicated that the mental health of refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly impacted, particularly for certain subgroups, (i.e., insecure housing situation and residence status, older respondents, and females) who reported experiencing higher levels of increased discrimination and increases in daily life stressors. There is a need to recognize the detrimental mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on particular refugee and migrant groups and to develop interventions that target their unique needs.

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COVID-19 大流行期间难民和移民的心理健康：经历过的歧视和日常压力的作用

COVID-19 大流行是我们这个时代决定性的全球健康危机。尽管 COVID-19 的影响（包括其对心理健康的影响）越来越多地被记录在案，但在大流行对特定人群（包括难民和移民）的具体后果方面仍存在重大差距。本研究旨在揭示 COVID-19 大流行对全球难民和移民心理健康的影响，解开社会和日常压力源的可能作用，即歧视经历和日常生活条件。描述性分析和结构方程模型用于分析 N = 20,742 名难民和移民在自我报告的全球 ApartTogether 调查中的反应。调查结果表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间难民和移民的心理健康受到了显着影响，特别是对于某些亚组（即住房状况和居住状况不安全、年龄较大的受访者和女性），他们报告说受到更高程度的歧视并增加日常生活压力。需要认识到 COVID-19 大流行对特定难民和移民群体的不利心理健康影响，并制定针对他们独特需求的干预措施。