An exploratory study of embitterment in traumatized refugees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Refugees and asylum seekers are frequently exposed to violence, human rights violations and unstable living conditions before, during, and after their displacement. Elevated prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in forcibly displaced persons are well documented. However, less is known about other problems related to common refugee experiences, such as embitterment, moral injury, and diminished self-efficacy, and how they are related to trauma exposure and post-migration living difficulties.

Methods

A cross-sectional sample of 71 refugees and asylum seekers in treatment were examined regarding exposure to potentially traumatic events, post-migration living difficulties, moral injury appraisals, self-efficacy, and embitterment.

Results

Elevated levels of

SUBMITTER: Spaaij J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8193876 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature