**5. Conclusions and Research Contribution to the Body of Knowldge**

Attempting to understand the way in which the socio-cultural and economic conditions of resettlement influence the negotiation of identity among African refugee youth within urban South Australia, this study has highlighted the narratives between the meaningful use of life opportunities and the experience of fulfilment and belonging within Australia, with social and economic resources as necessary for individuals' ability to make effective use of these opportunities. These findings call for consideration of the socio-cultural and political context surrounding resettlement and how this influences the negotiation of identity among migrant and refugee youths. They also resonated with a resource-based model of migrant adaptation, which shows promise in directing public health action, given its focus on social conditions that may promote or minimise psychological stress during the process of resettlement. Additionally, the recognition of African youths as a vulnerable group when it comes to negotiating identity is critical in understanding suicide in order to develop appropriate health

policies and design effective interventions to prevent suicide among these and similar populations in Australia and elsewhere in settings where African migrants have been resettled.

Although this study is limited in its ability to examine the precise nature of resources that may act as enablers or barriers to the realisation of personal ambitions and needs, it has provided direction for future research aimed at examining these issues and how they might be addressed through public health policy. The contributions of this paper to the body of knowledge are as follows:


**Author Contributions:** W.M. contributed to the methodology, analysis, writing—original draft preparation, writing the final version, reviewing and editing of the manuscript. L.M. contributed to the conceptualization, analysis, writing—original draft preparation, writing the final version, reviewing and editing of the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors acknowledge the participants of this study.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
