Effects of War and Organized Violence on Children: A Study of Bosnian Refugees in Sweden

Data from 99 school-aged Bosnian refugee children living in Sweden were analyzed to reveal the patterns of war stress experienced and the relation between these stressors and current psychological problems. A significant pattern of associations emerged. When children had experienced much stress, tal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 2001-01, Vol.71 (1), p.4-15
Hauptverfasser:	Angel, Birgitta, Hjern, Anders, Ingleby, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina - ethnology Bosnians Child Child Behavior Disorders - psychology Child Behavior Disorders - therapy Child psychology Children Children & youth Crisis Intervention Effects Female Human Humans Male Medical sciences Personality Assessment Personality Development Psychiatry Psychological effects Psychological Stress Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology Psychopathology. Psychiatry Refugees Refugees - psychology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy Studies Sweden Victimology Victims of violence Violence Violence - psychology War Warfare
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Zusammenfassung:	Data from 99 school-aged Bosnian refugee children living in Sweden were analyzed to reveal the patterns of war stress experienced and the relation between these stressors and current psychological problems. A significant pattern of associations emerged. When children had experienced much stress, talking about their experiences seemed to exacerbate their negative effects.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/0002-9432.71.1.4