SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2017
Intergenerational Trauma in Refugee Families: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06176638 (Resettled Refugee Families for Healing), which is not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Resettled Refugee Families for Healing (RRF4H): A Study of Intergenerational Impact of War Trauma and Resilience
Who cites it
80 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 324 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mediators of the Association Between a Parent's Experience of Trauma and Their Children's Well-Being: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of intergenerational trauma on second-generation descendants: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Transgenerational transfer of genocidal trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Neuropsychological Impact of Trauma-Related Mental Illnesses: A Systematic Review of Clinically Meaningful Results.Neuropsychology review · 2020Pooled it
- Transmitting trauma: a systematic review of the risk of child abuse perpetrated by parents exposed to traumatic events.International journal of public health · 2019Pooled it
- The association of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics with cardiovascular health: A quasi-experimental study of refugees to Denmark.Health & place · 2023Trial
- The Intergenerational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Hispanic Families: The Mediational Roles of Parental Depression and Parent-Adolescent Communication.Family process · 2022Trial
- Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Asian American Adults: Findings from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms, parenting stress, and child psychological and cognitive outcomes among Syrian refugee mother-child dyads in Türkiye: a mixed-methods study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Trauma burden, coping patterns, and psychological symptoms in Ahiska Turkish children and adolescents displaced following the Ukraine war: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Observational
- Collective Intergenerational Trauma in Children and Families: Transmission Mechanisms, Effects and Therapeutic Interventions by Health and Social Work Professionals to Promote Health and Strengthen Psychological Resilience.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Socioeconomic Factors and Health Disparities Among North Korean Refugee Populations.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Cross-Generational Transmission of Distress in the Context of Chronic Marginalization and Culture Loss: A Qualitative Study of Somali Refugee Parents Resettled in the U.S.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Immigration, Discrimination, and Resilience: Intersecting Social Factors Associated with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Ethiopian and Eritrean American Emerging Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Moral Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in War: The Effect of Marital Status and Previous Genocidal Trauma.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2026Article
- Intergenerational trauma in forcibly-displaced populations in Latin America: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Developing a Strong Sense of Coherence as a Pathway Beyond Intergenerational Trauma: Narratives of Adult Children of Vietnamese Boat Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Trauma-informed peacebuilding: a systematic mapping review of training programs.Conflict and health · 2026Review
- Differences in Well-Being at School Between Young Students With and Without a Refugee Background.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Understanding the Role of Collective Trauma on Afghan Refugee Mental Health: A Transformative Mixed Methods Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Although a robust literature describes the intergenerational effects of traumatic experiences in various populations, evidence specific to refugee families is scattered and contains wide variations in approaches for examining intergenerational trauma. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria, the purpose of this systematic review was to describe the methodologies and findings of peer-reviewed literature regarding intergenerational trauma in refugee families. In doing so we aimed to critically examine how existing literature characterizes refugee trauma, its long-term effects on descendants, and psychosocial processes of transmission in order to provide recommendations for future research. The results highlight populations upon which current evidence is based, conceptualizations of refugee trauma, effects of parental trauma transmission on descendants' health and well-being, and mechanisms of transmission and underlying meanings attributed to parental trauma in refugee families. Greater methodological rigor and consistency in future evidence-based research is needed to inform supportive systems that promote the health and well-being of refugees and their descendants.
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