Abstract
Aim: In this study, it is aimed that refugee adolescents' hopes for the future, their stigmatisation status and mental health problems. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted as descriptive, relational and instrumental. Research sample of the study was refugee adolescents between the ages of 11-18. It was used the Adolescent Information Form, Brief Symptom Inventory, Internalised Stigma Scale for Children and Adolescents and Children's Hope Scale to collect the data. In total, it was excluded 78 refugee adolescents and conducted with 484 refugee adolescents. Results: It was found that refugee adolescents’ mental symptoms (anxiety, depression, hostility, somatisation and negative self) explained 54.6% of the stigmatisation they experienced. In addition, It was determined refugee adolescents’ mental problems explained 42.7% of their hope for the future. Conclusion: It can be said that adolescents' hopes for the future play a mediating role in the relationship between their psychological symptoms and stigma.
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