The dynamic nature of refugee children's resilience: a cohort study of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Children's responses to war and displacement are varied; many struggle, while others appear resilient. However, research into these outcomes disproportionately focuses on cross-sectional data in high-income countries. We aimed to (1) investigate change in resilience across two timepoints in a highly vulnerable sample of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, and (2) explore predictors of their mental health problems across time.

Methods

In total, 982 Syrian child-caregiver dyads living in refugee settlements in Lebanon completed questionnaires via interview at baseline and follow-up one year later. We categorised children into groups based on their risk for mental health problems across both timepoints (stable high risk/SHR, deteriorating, improving, stable low risk) accor

SUBMITTER: Popham CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9228593 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature