Young children's development after forced displacement: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the impact of displacement experiences on 0- to 6-year-old children's social-emotional and cognitive development, as well as influencing factors on reported outcomes.

Study design

We systematically searched MEDline, Psyndex, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Elsevier, TandF, Oxford Journal of Refugee Studies, Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, and Canada's Journal on Refugees for existing literature regarding social-emotional and cognitive outcomes in children directly exposed to forced displacement due to political violence. Results were synthesized in the discussion and displayed using harvest plots.

Results

Our search generated 9,791 articles of which 32 were selected for review and evaluation according to NICE criteria. Included studies

SUBMITTER: Bernhardt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835848 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature