Promoting well-being in refugee children: An exploratory controlled trial of a positive psychology intervention delivered in Greek refugee camps / Sevasti FOKA in Development and Psychopathology, 33-1 (February 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 33-1 (February 2021) . - p.87-95 Titre : Promoting well-being in refugee children: An exploratory controlled trial of a positive psychology intervention delivered in Greek refugee camps Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Sevasti FOKA, Auteur ; Kristin HADFIELD, Auteur ; Michael PLUESS, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.87-95 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adversity  evaluation  intervention  refugees  resilience Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Rigorously evaluated interventions that target protective factors and positive resources rather than ameliorating negative outcomes in child refugees are rare. To address this, we developed and evaluated a short, group-based resilience-building intervention called Strengths for the Journey (SFJ), which was designed for war-affected children. We conducted a quasi-randomized pilot study of the SFJ intervention with 72 7- to 14-year-old forcibly displaced children (Mage = 10.76, 64.8% female) in three refugee camps in Lesvos, Greece. Intervention effectiveness was assessed by measuring pre-post changes in well-being, self-esteem, optimism, and depressive symptoms from before (T1) to immediately after the intervention/wait-list task (T2). Four focus group interviews were conducted with 31 of the participants to discuss their views on the effects of the intervention and the continued use of the skills that were learned. Using repeated-measures ANOVAs, we found improvements in well-being, F (1, 46) = 42.99, ηp2 = .48, self-esteem, F (1, 56) = 29.11, ηp2 = .40, optimism, F (1, 53) = 27.16, ηp2 = .34, and depressive symptoms, F (1, 31) = 62.14, ηp2 = .67, in the intervention group compared with the wait-listed group (p < .05). Focus group participants highlighted the importance of SFJ in developing a sense of togetherness and building their strengths. Child refugees in low-resource settings may benefit from brief, first-line interventions that target protective factors such as well-being, hope, self-esteem, and belonging. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579419001585 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=442 [article] Promoting well-being in refugee children: An exploratory controlled trial of a positive psychology intervention delivered in Greek refugee camps [texte imprimé] / Sevasti FOKA, Auteur ; Kristin HADFIELD, Auteur ; Michael PLUESS, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur . - p.87-95. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 33-1 (February 2021) . - p.87-95 Mots-clés : adversity  evaluation  intervention  refugees  resilience Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Rigorously evaluated interventions that target protective factors and positive resources rather than ameliorating negative outcomes in child refugees are rare. To address this, we developed and evaluated a short, group-based resilience-building intervention called Strengths for the Journey (SFJ), which was designed for war-affected children. We conducted a quasi-randomized pilot study of the SFJ intervention with 72 7- to 14-year-old forcibly displaced children (Mage = 10.76, 64.8% female) in three refugee camps in Lesvos, Greece. Intervention effectiveness was assessed by measuring pre-post changes in well-being, self-esteem, optimism, and depressive symptoms from before (T1) to immediately after the intervention/wait-list task (T2). Four focus group interviews were conducted with 31 of the participants to discuss their views on the effects of the intervention and the continued use of the skills that were learned. Using repeated-measures ANOVAs, we found improvements in well-being, F (1, 46) = 42.99, ηp2 = .48, self-esteem, F (1, 56) = 29.11, ηp2 = .40, optimism, F (1, 53) = 27.16, ηp2 = .34, and depressive symptoms, F (1, 31) = 62.14, ηp2 = .67, in the intervention group compared with the wait-listed group (p < .05). Focus group participants highlighted the importance of SFJ in developing a sense of togetherness and building their strengths. Child refugees in low-resource settings may benefit from brief, first-line interventions that target protective factors such as well-being, hope, self-esteem, and belonging. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579419001585 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=442

Trust perception in Syrian refugee children / Yulan D. CHEN in Development and Psychopathology, 38-2 (May 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 38-2 (May 2026) . - p.605-616 Titre : Trust perception in Syrian refugee children Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Yulan D. CHEN, Auteur ; Lina QTAISHAT, Auteur ; Matteo LISI, Auteur ; Rana DAJANI, Auteur ; Amal EL KHAROUF, Auteur ; Sophie VON STUMM, Auteur ; Kristin HADFIELD, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur ; Julia E. MICHALEK, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.605-616 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Displacement  Refugee children  mental health  trust bias  trust perception Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Trust judgments involve rapidly evaluating others’ appearance and are critical in psychosocial development. Trust biases may be linked to psychopathology risk, particularly in vulnerable, adversity-affected populations, but very little is known about trust perception in refugee context. Here, we measured trust perception of Syrian refugee children (N = 324, Mage = 6.32 years) displaced in Jordan, using a validated trust task with computer-generated faces varying in perceived trustworthiness (data collection: May-August 2021). Mothers (N = 324, Mage = 32.59) reported on child and mothers’ mental health, and mother-child relationship. Child trust perception was not associated with child or mothers’ mental health, or mother-child relationship (all p > .10), but we found age-related changes in perceived trust, with older children reporting faces as less trustworthy than younger children (B = .32, p < .001). Although children’s social judgments might be associated with socio-emotional functioning in non-refugee populations, our results suggest that refugee children’s mental health does not seem to be linked to their perception of trust, and that trusting others might diminish with age in displaced, at-risk children. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100606 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=586 [article] Trust perception in Syrian refugee children [texte imprimé] / Yulan D. CHEN, Auteur ; Lina QTAISHAT, Auteur ; Matteo LISI, Auteur ; Rana DAJANI, Auteur ; Amal EL KHAROUF, Auteur ; Sophie VON STUMM, Auteur ; Kristin HADFIELD, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur ; Julia E. MICHALEK, Auteur . - p.605-616. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 38-2 (May 2026) . - p.605-616 Mots-clés : Displacement  Refugee children  mental health  trust bias  trust perception Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Trust judgments involve rapidly evaluating others’ appearance and are critical in psychosocial development. Trust biases may be linked to psychopathology risk, particularly in vulnerable, adversity-affected populations, but very little is known about trust perception in refugee context. Here, we measured trust perception of Syrian refugee children (N = 324, Mage = 6.32 years) displaced in Jordan, using a validated trust task with computer-generated faces varying in perceived trustworthiness (data collection: May-August 2021). Mothers (N = 324, Mage = 32.59) reported on child and mothers’ mental health, and mother-child relationship. Child trust perception was not associated with child or mothers’ mental health, or mother-child relationship (all p > .10), but we found age-related changes in perceived trust, with older children reporting faces as less trustworthy than younger children (B = .32, p < .001). Although children’s social judgments might be associated with socio-emotional functioning in non-refugee populations, our results suggest that refugee children’s mental health does not seem to be linked to their perception of trust, and that trusting others might diminish with age in displaced, at-risk children. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100606 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=586

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