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 et/ou numérique 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, ?p2 = .48, self-esteem, F (1, 56) = 29.11, ?p2 = .40, optimism, F (1, 53) = 27.16, ?p2 = .34, and depressive symptoms, F (1, 31) = 62.14, ?p2 = .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 et/ou numérique] / 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, ?p2 = .48, self-esteem, F (1, 56) = 29.11, ?p2 = .40, optimism, F (1, 53) = 27.16, ?p2 = .34, and depressive symptoms, F (1, 31) = 62.14, ?p2 = .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 and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces / Louise NEIL in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63-6 (June 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-6 (June 2022) . - p.655-662 Titre : Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Louise NEIL, Auteur ; Essi VIDING, Auteur ; Diana ARMBRUSTER-GENC, Auteur ; Matteo LISI, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur ; Georgia RANKIN, Auteur ; Molly SHARP, Auteur ; Harriet PHILLIPS, Auteur ; Jessica RAPLEY, Auteur ; Peter MARTIN, Auteur ; Eamon MCCRORY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.655-662 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Maltreatment  childhood adversity  face processing  peer relationships  trust Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is associated with poorer social functioning and increased risk of mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood, but the processes underlying these associations remain unclear. Although crucial for establishing and maintaining relationships, trust judgements have not been experimentally investigated in children who have experienced abuse and neglect. METHODS: A community-based sample of 75 children aged 8-16?years with maltreatment documented on the basis of social services records, and a group of 70 peers matched on age, gender, cognitive ability, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity took part in the study. Children completed a trustworthiness face-judgement task in which they appraised the trustworthiness of unfamiliar facial stimuli varying along a computationally modelled trustworthiness dimension. RESULTS: In line with clinical observations that childhood maltreatment is associated with an atypical pattern of trust processing, children with maltreatment experience were significantly less likely than their peers to rate unfamiliar faces as trustworthy. Moreover, they were more variable in their trust attributions than their peers. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides compelling experimental evidence that children with documented maltreatment perceive others as less trustworthy than their peers and are less consistent in their estimates of trustworthiness in others. Over time, alterations in trust processing may disrupt the development of social bonds and contribute to 'social thinning' (a reduction in the extent and quality of social relationships), leaving children more vulnerable to environmental stressors, increasing risk of mental health difficulties. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13503 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=475 [article] Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Louise NEIL, Auteur ; Essi VIDING, Auteur ; Diana ARMBRUSTER-GENC, Auteur ; Matteo LISI, Auteur ; Isabelle MARESCHAL, Auteur ; Georgia RANKIN, Auteur ; Molly SHARP, Auteur ; Harriet PHILLIPS, Auteur ; Jessica RAPLEY, Auteur ; Peter MARTIN, Auteur ; Eamon MCCRORY, Auteur . - p.655-662. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 63-6 (June 2022) . - p.655-662 Mots-clés : Maltreatment  childhood adversity  face processing  peer relationships  trust Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is associated with poorer social functioning and increased risk of mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood, but the processes underlying these associations remain unclear. Although crucial for establishing and maintaining relationships, trust judgements have not been experimentally investigated in children who have experienced abuse and neglect. METHODS: A community-based sample of 75 children aged 8-16?years with maltreatment documented on the basis of social services records, and a group of 70 peers matched on age, gender, cognitive ability, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity took part in the study. Children completed a trustworthiness face-judgement task in which they appraised the trustworthiness of unfamiliar facial stimuli varying along a computationally modelled trustworthiness dimension. RESULTS: In line with clinical observations that childhood maltreatment is associated with an atypical pattern of trust processing, children with maltreatment experience were significantly less likely than their peers to rate unfamiliar faces as trustworthy. Moreover, they were more variable in their trust attributions than their peers. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides compelling experimental evidence that children with documented maltreatment perceive others as less trustworthy than their peers and are less consistent in their estimates of trustworthiness in others. Over time, alterations in trust processing may disrupt the development of social bonds and contribute to 'social thinning' (a reduction in the extent and quality of social relationships), leaving children more vulnerable to environmental stressors, increasing risk of mental health difficulties. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13503 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=475

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