The content and meaning of war experiences: A qualitative study of trauma and resilience among Liberian young refugees in Ghana
The content and meaning of war experiences: A qualitative study of trauma and resilience among Liberian young refugees in Ghana
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战争经历的内容和意义：加纳利比里亚年轻难民的创伤和复原力定性研究
DOI：
10.1177/1363461520901636
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
R. Punamäki
中科院分区：
文献类型：
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作者：
F. Nyarko;R. Punamäki
大量研究表明，创伤性战争经历会影响儿童和青少年的心理健康和福祉，但对战争幸存者的主观经历和看法知之甚少。本研究确定并描述了非洲青年难民的不同类型的战争经历，并分析了他们如何看待战争对他们生活的意义和影响。参加者是13名居住在加纳的利比里亚25至35岁的男女难民，他们同意参加基于生活史方法的半结构化访谈。使用现象学的方法来检测包含多个子主题的主题的成绩单进行了分析。调查结果揭示了战争经历的五个主要主题，都是负面的：痛苦和羞辱、失去亲密关系、可怕的场景、生命威胁和逃命。关于战争的意义和影响，结果确定了六个主要主题。其中三个本质上是积极的：增强生命意识、对生命的同情心以及对苦难者的认同。消极的主题包括生动的恐怖记忆，剥夺与年龄相适应的机会，自我伤害和破坏性行为。我们的研究结果表明，年轻的战争幸存者可能非常积极地参与国家与和平建设，并且应该为他们提供为更广泛的政治和公民生活做出贡献的机会。
Abundant research has shown that traumatic war experiences can interfere with the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, but less is known about the subjective experiences and views of war survivors. The present study identified and described the different types of war experiences of young refugees in an African context and analyzed how they perceived the meanings and impact of war on their lives. The participants were 13 Liberian 25–35-year-old male and female refugees living in Ghana who agreed to take part in semi-structured interviews based on the life history approach. The transcripts were analyzed using a phenomenological method to detect themes incorporating multiple subthemes. The results revealed five main themes about war experiences, all negative in nature: pain and humiliation, loss of close relationships, horrific scenes, threats to life, and fleeing for one’s life. Concerning the perceived meanings and impact of war, the results identified six main themes. Three of them were positive in nature: increased awareness of life, compassion for life, and identification with those suffering. The negative main themes incorporated vivid horrific memories, deprivation of age-appropriate opportunities, and self-harm and destructive behavior. Our findings suggest that young war survivors may be highly motivated to participate in nation- and peace-building and should be provided opportunities to contribute to broader political and civic life.
DOI：
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00725.x
发表时间：
2010-06
期刊：
Journal of marriage and the family
影响因子：
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作者：
Conger RD;Conger KJ;Martin MJ
通讯作者：
Martin MJ
性侵犯受害者的创伤史、药物使用应对、创伤后应激障碍和问题药物使用。
影响因子：
4.4
作者：
Ullman,SarahE;Relyea,Mark;Peter-Hagene,Liana;Vasquez,AmandaL
通讯作者：
Vasquez,AmandaL