Communal Agency Across the Life Course: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Resettlement Stress Among Refugees From Burma in the United States

Katherine Kitchens, Alexander Bervik, Diane B. Mitschke, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Peter O, Donnell School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on August 05, 2026

Abstract

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Resettled refugees experience chronic stress as they navigate adaptation across the life course, often within communal frameworks that emphasize collective responsibility, interdependence, and shared identity. This study examines how refugees from ...