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Bernard Guerin

University of Waikato

Abdirizak Abdi

Ministry of Education

Pauline Guerin

Waikato Institute of Technology

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Somali community in Hamilton for their support and help and Barbara Redfern of the Refugee and Migrant Service. A University of Waikato FASS Research Grant supported the collection of data. Pauline Guerin is now in the Psychology Department, University of Waikato.

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Bernard Guerin

Department of Psychology

University of Waikato

Private Bag 3105, Hamilton

Email: bguerin@waikato.ac.nz