ArticleJournal of global health reports2020
Resilience and adjustment trajectories amongst children in displacement-affected communities in Zarqa, Jordan.
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- Refugee and asylum seeker child and adolescent mental health: A systematic review of racial, ethnic, and contextual disparities.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Trauma Symptoms, Life Satisfaction, and Perceived Happiness as Predictors of Mental Health in Displaced Children and Adolescents in Niger.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2026Article
- Child public health interventions for conflict-affected populations: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- The dynamic nature of refugee children's resilience: a cohort study of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Article
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backgroundThe experiences of protracted conflict and displacement are clear threats to children's developmental progress. Understanding the factors that shape the trajectories of children's well-being and adjustment in such contexts is important for informing interventions.
methodsWe collected data at three time points from a sample of Syrian refugee and Jordanian children (n=650) residing in Zarqa, Jordan who met eligibility criteria for humanitarian programming. We assessed primary outcomes of protection concerns, caregiver stress, mental health, and developmental assets at three time points: baseline (T1), three months later (T2), and fifteen months after baseline (T3).
resultsOver the fifteen-month study period (T1-T3) child protection concerns and mental health symptoms improved, caregiver stress remained constant, and developmental assets deteriorated. School attendance was independently associated with improvements in protection concerns (
conclusionsThis study documents the capacity for adjustment and adaptation of children in the context of protracted displacement. The significant influences of attending school and concern over lost livelihoods on observed trajectories indicate the importance of addressing structural factors, such as education and employment, in supporting processes of resilience in these populations. Programmatic activities for children may secure valuable shorter-term impacts but here, as elsewhere, failed to impact outcomes longer-term.
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