Compared to their indigenous peers, migrant children and adolescents are at increased risk for mental health problems. The aim of our study was to compare psychological disorders of children and adolescents with Turkish migration background and their native Austrian peers. We analysed 302 children and adolescents aged between 7 and 18 years. The sample consisted of 100 Austrian and 100 Turkish outpatients with mental health problems, and 102 healthy controls, 52 with Austrian and 50 with Turkish background, recruited from various Viennese local child and youth centres. Native patients had more frequently externalizing problems (42.1%) compared to the Turkish-speaking sample (28%). However, in the control group, Turkish-speaking children and adolescents had higher levels of internalizing, depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to their native peers. We found noticeable differences in psychological problems among children and adolescents with and without migration background. We assume that migration-related stress factors are responsible for these differences. Also, children and adolescents with migration background seek for psychological help less frequently than their indigenous peers.

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居住在奥地利维也纳的儿童和青少年的心理健康问题，无论是否有移民背景

与土著同龄人相比，流动儿童和青少年出现心理健康问题的风险更高。我们研究的目的是比较具有土耳其移民背景的儿童和青少年的心理障碍及其在奥地利本土的同龄人。我们分析了 302 名 7 至 18 岁的儿童和青少年。样本包括 100 名奥地利和 100 名土耳其有精神健康问题的门诊患者，以及 102 名健康对照者，其中 52 名奥地利人和 50 名土耳其背景，从维也纳当地的各个儿童和青年中心招募。与讲土耳其语的样本（28%）相比，本地患者的外化问题更为频繁（42.1%）。然而，在对照组中，讲土耳其语的儿童和青少年的内化水平较高，与当地同龄人相比，抑郁和焦虑症状。我们发现有和没有移民背景的儿童和青少年的心理问题存在显着差异。我们假设与迁移相关的压力因素是造成这些差异的原因。此外，与土著同龄人相比，具有移民背景的儿童和青少年寻求心理帮助的频率较低。