ArticleConflict and health2019
Formative psychosocial evaluation using dynamic networks: trauma, stressors, and distress among Darfur refugees living in Chad.
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- Insomnia and poor sleep quality in refugee and asylum-seeking populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- A review of mental health and psychosocial support needs in Central Africa with emphasis on service gaps and opportunities for action.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Outcome Expectations on Physical Activity: The Roles of Body Appreciation and Health Status.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- A conceptual study on the relationship between daily stressors, stressful life events, and mental health in refugees using network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The boundaries between complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and post-migration living difficulties in traumatised Afghan refugees: a network analysis.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- Measuring mental health in humanitarian crises: a practitioner's guide to validity.Conflict and health · 2021Article
- A network analysis of postmigration living difficulties in refugees and asylum seekers.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2021Article
- Association Rule Learning Is an Easy and Efficient Method for Identifying Profiles of Traumas and Stressors that Predict Psychopathology in Disaster Survivors: The Example of Sri Lanka.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Introduction to the special collection: developing valid psychological measures for populations impacted by humanitarian disasters.Conflict and health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch on the impact of various types of stressors on refugee wellbeing may not readily inform those designing interventions about the supports that will be most helpful in particular settings. Composite variables used in psychosocial research that represent overarching types of stressors provide only vague information about intervention targets. Dynamic networks model individual phenomena separately (i.e., specific stressors and symptoms of distress) to inform how phenomena interact with each other in ways that may be useful for individuals planning interventions in humanitarian aid settings.
methodsUsing archival data from Darfur refugees, we used a dynamic networks approach to model relationships between locally-validated measures of traumatic events, displacement stressors, impairment, and distress.
resultsFindings aligned with previous research on the centrality of basic needs in refugee populations. Further, specific stressors were highlighted as particularly impactful for this population, and sleep and physical difficulties emerged as key aspects of distress and impairment, suggesting areas for targeted intervention.
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