OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to further understand the psychological process of migration through an interdisciplinary (psychology, history, and digital humanities) collaboration that examines the experiences of Somali refugees in the United States. METHOD The sample consisted of 26 Somali American emerging adult and older adult refugees who created digital stories as part of the Immigrant Stories Project (https://immigrantstories.umn.edu/). Stories were analyzed through an examination of narrative structure and content. RESULTS The structure of the authors' stories was primarily progressive or stable, with very few regressive stories. Although the distribution of these story structures did not differ for emerging adults and older adults, there were important variations in content. Emerging adults' stories reflected a struggle to find self-continuity across time and place, whereas older adults' stories indicated attempts to find meaning and optimally adapt to their current situations. Moreover, none of the stories took on a redemptive structure, a type of story that has been identified as culturally prevalent in U.S. culture but seldom examined across diverse populations. CONCLUSIONS The findings highlight the varieties of paths toward successful immigration and the importance of taking a collaborative, participatory approach to understanding migration experiences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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索马里移民到美国：通过数字故事了解适应。


目的 本研究的目的是通过跨学科（心理学、历史学和数字人文）合作，研究索马里难民在美国的经历，进一步了解移民的心理过程。方法 样本由 26 名索马里美国新兴成人和老年难民组成，他们作为移民故事项目 (https://immigrantstories.umn.edu/) 的一部分创作了数字故事。通过检查叙事结构和内容来分析故事。结果 作者故事的结构主要是进步或稳定的，很少有倒退的故事。尽管这些故事结构的分布对于新兴成年人和老年人来说没有差异，但内容却存在重要差异。新兴成年人的故事反映了在跨越时间和地点寻找自我连续性的斗争，而老年人的故事则表明他们试图寻找意义并以最佳方式适应当前的情况。此外，这些故事都没有采取救赎结构，这种故事类型已被认为在美国文化中普遍存在，但很少在不同人群中进行研究。结论 研究结果强调了成功移民的各种途径以及采取协作、参与性方法来了解移民经历的重要性。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。