Effectiveness of psychosocial intervention enhancing resilience among war-affected children and the moderating role of family factors

• Published in: Child abuse & neglect Vol. 40; pp. 24 - 35
• Main Authors: Diab, Marwan, Peltonen, Kirsi, Qouta, Samir R, Palosaari, Esa, Punamäki, Raija-Leena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Attachment; Child; Children; Children & youth; Effectiveness; Families & family life; Family (Sociological Unit); Family atmosphere; Family Relations; Female; Humans; Intervention; Male; Mental health; Middle East; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Psychosocial intervention; Resilience; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trauma; Treatment Outcome; War; War trauma; Warfare; Middle East; War trauma; Psychosocial intervention; Attachment; Children; Family atmosphere; Resilience

Abstract The study examines, first, the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention based on Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) to increase resiliency among Palestinian children, exposed to a major trauma of war. Second, it analyses the role of family factors (maternal attachment and family atmosph...