Perceived workplace discrimination,coping and psychological distress among unskilled Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia |
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| Institution: | 2. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America;1. College of Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China;2. School of Management, Fudan University, China;1. Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George''s, University of London, London, UK;2. Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, UK;3. Gender, Violence and Health Centre, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;4. Institute for Global Health, University College London, London;5. Institute for Health Informatics, University College London, London;6. Danish Research Centre for Migration, Ethnicity and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Migrant workers face many migration-related stressors that may affect their mental health. This study examines workplace discrimination in relation to psychological distress, and the role of coping among unskilled Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. In a sample of 119 workers (39 males and 80 females), results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that workplace discrimination was positively related to psychological distress. Both problem-oriented coping and emotion/avoidance coping were predictive of distress. While problem-oriented coping was associated with lower distress, emotional/avoidance coping was related with higher distress levels. In addition, low emotion/avoidance coping was found to buffer the adverse effect of discrimination on distress. These results are discussed in relation to the literature on coping as well as the social-cultural context of the migrants and the host country. |
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| Keywords: | Perceived workplace discrimination Coping Psychological distress Migrant workers Collectivist culture |
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