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Differential accounts of refugee and resettlement experiences in youth with high and low levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology: a mixed-methods investigation
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posted on 2015-07-01, 00:00 authored by Lucy S McGregor, Glenn MelvinGlenn Melvin, Louise K NewmanIn recent years there has been increased debate and critique of the focus on psychopathology in general, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in particular, as a predominant consequence of the refugee experience. This study was conducted to broaden the conceptualization and examination of the outcomes of the refugee experience by jointly examining how adaptive processes, psychosocial factors, and psychopathology are implicated. A mixed-methods approach was used to specifically examine whether adolescents' (N = 10) accounts of their refugee and resettlement experiences differed according to their level, "high" or "low," of PTSD symptomatology. The superordinate themes of cultural belongingness and identification, psychological functioning, family unit functioning and relationships, and friendships and interpersonal processes, were identified as having particular relevance for the study's participants and in distinguishing between participants with high and low levels of PTSD symptomatology. Findings were characterized by marked differences between adolescents' accounts according to their symptomatology levels, and may thereby inform important avenues for future research as well as clinical prevention and intervention programs with refugee youth.
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American journal of orthopsychiatryVolume
85Issue
4Pagination
371 - 381Publisher
American Psychological AssociationLocation
Washington, D.C.Publisher DOI
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1939-0025Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, American Orthopsychiatric AssociationUsage metrics
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AdolescenceBelongingnessFamilial relationsPeer relationsPTSD symptomatologyRefugeesScience & TechnologySocial SciencesLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychiatrySocial WorkINCOME COUNTRIES RISKMENTAL-HEALTHSOCIAL SUPPORTPSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENTCONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORKPROTECTIVE FACTORSASYLUM SEEKERSCHILDRENTRAUMAWAR
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