Author, year, country Purpose and methods Population Social determinants of exclusion Social inclusionary processes D& S& I& E& P& Microα Mesoα Macroα Acharya and Northcott, 2007 [19 ], Canada Mental distress and coping strategies. Qualitative interviews N = 21. Indian immigrant women. Age: 60–74√ √ √ √ Alvi and Zaidi, 2017 [20 ], Canada Relationship between well-being and quality of life. Qualitative interviews N = 10. South Asian immigrant women. Age: 55–81√ √ √ √ √ Baird, 2012 [21 ], the United States Situation-specific theory of well-being during cultural transition 1: Qualitative ethnography. 2: Community-based action research N = 20, Southern Sudanese refugee women. Age: 21–63√ √ √ √ Banulescu-Bogdan, 2019, [22 ], the United States Strategies for socially isolated to participate meaningfully. Literature review Immigrant/refugee women.N = organizations for OECD countries √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Bhuyan and Schmidt, 2019 [23 ], Canada Isolation and vulnerability to social exclusion qualitative interviews and focus groups N = 35, immigrant women. N = 15, front-line service settlement workers. N = 5, key informants, leaders in organizations√ √ √ √ √ √ √ Chai et al., 2018 [24 ], Canada Economic security in central Alberta qualitative interviews N = 22, immigrant women in Canada for <10 years√ √ √ √ √ √ √ Choi et al., 2014 [25 ], Canada Examined acculturation experiences and cultural identity. Qualitative ethnography interviews N = 15, Korean immigrant women. Age: 51–83√ √ √ √ √ √ √ Choudhry, 2001 [26 ], Canada Impact of immigration and resettlement. Qualitative interviews N = 10, South Asian immigrant women. Age: 59–78√ √ √ Creese and Kambere, 2003 [27 ], Canada Examines how an accent creates barriers to employment and civil participation. Qualitative focus groups N = 12, African women/Vancouver√ √ √ √ Fernbrant et al., 2017 [28 ], Sweden Theoretical understanding on what characterizes processes, challenges, and relational conditions. Qualitative Interviews N = 14, Thai immigrant women. Age: 29–63√ √ √ √ √ Felsman et al., 2019 [29 ], the United States The levels of distress to develop interventions to enhance the resettlement. Mixed methods: quantitative questionnaire and qualitative interviews N = 23, refugee women. Age: 19–60√ √ √ √ √ √ Gagnon et al., 2013 [30 ], Canada Examine processes to respond to maternal-child health and psychosocial concerns in relation to social inclusion. Qualitative interviews and participant observation N = 16. International migrant women. Age: 27–38√ √ √ √ Greenwood et al., 2017 [31 ], Ireland Aspects of social context that shape experiences. Quantitative survey N = 172. Immigrant women. Age: 18–57√ Hansen et al., 2017 [32 ], Canada Experiences of visually impaired immigrant women. Qualitative interviews N = 8. Visually impaired immigrant women. Age: 20–60√ √ √ Ho et al., 2012 [33 ], Hong Kong Exogenous variables such as marital contentment and social support, and demographics that predict integration. Quantitative survey; literature review N = 506. Chinese immigrant mothers. Age range: 20–56√ √ Kielsgaard et al., 2018 [34 ], Denmark Perspectives of single mothers on living conditions and significance on exclusion. Qualitative interviews N = 3. Immigrant single women. Age: 37–39√ √ √ √ √ Madhavi et al., 2014 [35 ], Canada Experiences of loneliness. Qualitative narrative interviews (repeat, drawings, and objects of meaning) N = 2. Sinhalese women. Age: 65 and older√ √ √ Martin-Matthews et al., 2013 [36 ], Canada Explores the diversity and heterogeneity of widowhood in later life. Qualitative interviews N = 20. Chinese immigrant widows. Age: 69–83√ √ √ McMichael and Manderson, 2004 [37 ], Australia Explores meaning, order, and sense of well-being. Qualitative ethnography interviews N = 42. Somali refugee women. Age: 19–65 years√ √ √ √ Northcote et al., 2006, [38 ], Australia Explores settlement experiences, facilitators, and barriers to successful adjustment. Qualitative interviews N = 38. Muslim Sudanese and Afghan refugee women. Age: 20–45√ √ √ √ √ √ Premji and Shakya, 2017 [39 ], Canada Examine pathways between under or unemployment and health plus ways that social identities intersect to structure relationships in Toronto. Qualitative interviews N = 30. Racialized immigrant women. Age: 30–59√ √ √ √ √ √ Rahder and McLean, 2013 [40 ], Canada Immigrant women’s perceptions of knowing their place in Toronto. Qualitative interviews N = 6. Immigrant women. Age not provided√ √ √ √ Renzaho and Oldroyd, 2014 [41 ], Australia Explores views and perceptions about sociocultural barriers and health needs during pregnancy and postnatal periods. Qualitative focus groups N = 35. Migrant mothers, Afghani, African, Chinese, and Middle Eastern. Age: 24–38√ √ √ √ Rodriguez, 2007 [42 ], the United Kingdom Examines migration as change in gendered division between private/public spaces and ability to renegotiate participation in public. Qualitative interviews N = 10. South Asian women. Age: 3 time-points: before migration (1970s–1980s), after 5 years and 20 years (2003–2004) of settlement√ √ √ Salma et al., 2017 [43 ], Canada Experiences of health-promoting practices with focus on social connectedness, social roles, and social support. Qualitative interviews N = 16. Arab immigrant women, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestinian. Age: 45–75√ Sanchon-Macias et al., 2016 [44 ], Spain Examine factors that determine subjective social status. Qualitative interviews N = 10. Latin American immigrant women. Age: 24–55√ √ √ √ Shan, 2009, [45 ], Canada Explore how Chinese immigrant women refashion lives to participate in labor market. Qualitative interviews N = 10. Chinese immigrant women. Age: 28–45 years√ √ √ √ Suto, 2013 [46 ], Canada Explore participation in leisure occupations in resettlement. Qualitative interviews N = 14. Migrant women. Age: 20–55√ √ √ √ Tastsoglou, and Miedema, 2003 [47 ], Canada Examines meaning of community from participation in organizations and contributions to community development. Qualitative interviews N = 40. Immigrant women. Age: mean age of 30√ Walker et al., 2015 [48 ], Australia Examines social support and mobile phone-enhanced communication. Mixed method: qualitative interviews only reported N = 111. Refugee women. Afghan (31), Burmese (36; 25 Buddhist, and 11 Muslim), Sudanese (44)√ Waters, 2011, [49 ], Canada Experiences of immigration and transnationalism change over time and in place in relation to citizenship and belonging. Qualitative interviews N = 5. Immigrant women of 28 families (N = 28) in 1999, and 2007√ √ Zaheer et al., 2018 [50 ], Canada Experiences of immigration and relationship with distress and suicide-related behavior. Qualitative interviews N = 10. Chinese immigrant women. Age: 19–51√ √ √ √ √ √