Ethnic clothes linked to mental health
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According to a recent report, teenage girls from some minority communities have better mental health if they stick to traditional family customs.
Queen Mary University of London discovered that Bangladeshi girls who chose traditional rather than Western dress had less behavioural and emotional problems, than their western counterparts.
The research looked at a selection of 1000 British and Bangladeshi 11 to 14-year-olds, exploring their culture, social life and health, as well as posing questions that were designed to reveal any potential emotional or mental problems.
The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reported that pressure to integrate fully could be stressful, but that close-knit families and communities could help protect them.
The report found that although adolescents are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems, the Bangladeshi pupils who favoured traditional clothing were significantly less likely to have mental health problems than those whose style of dress was a mix of traditional and white British styles.
Interestingly, when this was broken down by gender, it appeared that only girls were affected.
Queen Mary University of London discovered that Bangladeshi girls who chose traditional rather than Western dress had less behavioural and emotional problems, than their western counterparts.
The research looked at a selection of 1000 British and Bangladeshi 11 to 14-year-olds, exploring their culture, social life and health, as well as posing questions that were designed to reveal any potential emotional or mental problems.
The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reported that pressure to integrate fully could be stressful, but that close-knit families and communities could help protect them.
The report found that although adolescents are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems, the Bangladeshi pupils who favoured traditional clothing were significantly less likely to have mental health problems than those whose style of dress was a mix of traditional and white British styles.
Interestingly, when this was broken down by gender, it appeared that only girls were affected.
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uthewave9
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I think this is really dumb,
- 4 years ago
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uthewave9
