Negative and protective experiences influencing the well-being of refugee children resettling in Germany: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Conflict, forced migration and searching for safety in a foreign land are all experiences common to refugee children. They experience potentially traumatic events that are distinct from the general population, yet current adverse childhood experience (ACE) studies do not cover these events. Studies that do examine refugee children's experiences typically focus on a single stage of migration or adversities from the community, offering insight into only a fraction of their realities. This study aimed to identify potentially traumatising and protective experiences subjectively perceived as influencing refugee children's well-being from all stages of migration and all socio-ecological levels.

Design

Qualitative study with thematic analysis of semi-structured individual

SUBMITTER: Abdelhamid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124287 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature