Shared trauma: Examining the moderating role of parental psychological flexibility and self-compassion on PTSD and distress in refugee families

IF 3.4 3区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100826
Rony Kapel Lev-ari , Roy Aloni , Daniella Margalit , Amichai Ben Ari
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Abstract

Background

Russia's 2022 assault on Ukraine caused widespread destruction and displacement, affecting families. War and displacement heighten the risk of mental health issues, particularly when both parents and children are exposed to trauma. Resilience factors such as parental self-compassion and psychological flexibility might play a crucial role in moderating the symptoms.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the mental health issues among parent-child refugees and assess their association with parental self-compassion and psychological flexibility.

Method

50 parent-child refugees who arrived in Israel after fleeing the war in Ukraine participated in the study. Parents completed self-report questionnaires assessing mental health issues and resilience factors regarding them and their children.

Results

56% of parents and 2% of children met the PTSD cutoff, while 56% of parents and 50% of children met the criteria for general psychological distress. Associations were found between children's PTSD, general distress, and those of their parents. High levels of parental psychological flexibility, self-kindness, and common humanity eliminated the association between parent and child symptoms. While in low and medium levels of these factors, children's PTSD and distress were linked to their parents.

Conclusions

Refugee parents and children mutually influence each other's mental health difficulties. Parental psychological flexibility and self-compassion may moderate these dynamics, offering potential assistance in managing and alleviating children's symptoms. Targeting these parental resilience factors in treatment can enhance outcomes, improving the overall mental well-being of both children and parents.

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共同的创伤:研究父母心理灵活性和自我同情对难民家庭创伤后应激障碍和痛苦的调节作用
背景俄罗斯 2022 年对乌克兰的攻击造成了广泛的破坏和流离失所,影响到了许多家庭。战争和流离失所增加了出现心理健康问题的风险,尤其是当父母和子女都受到创伤时。本研究旨在调查亲子难民的心理健康问题,并评估这些问题与父母的自我同情和心理灵活性之间的关系。结果56%的父母和2%的儿童符合创伤后应激障碍的标准,而56%的父母和50%的儿童符合一般心理困扰的标准。研究发现,儿童的创伤后应激障碍、一般心理困扰与父母的创伤后应激障碍、一般心理困扰之间存在关联。高水平的父母心理灵活性、自我亲切感和共同人性消除了父母和儿童症状之间的联系。结论难民父母和子女会相互影响对方的心理健康问题。父母的心理弹性和自我同情可能会缓和这些动态变化,为控制和减轻儿童症状提供潜在帮助。在治疗中针对父母的这些复原力因素可以提高治疗效果,改善儿童和父母的整体心理健康。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science is the official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). Contextual Behavioral Science is a systematic and pragmatic approach to the understanding of behavior, the solution of human problems, and the promotion of human growth and development. Contextual Behavioral Science uses functional principles and theories to analyze and modify action embedded in its historical and situational context. The goal is to predict and influence behavior, with precision, scope, and depth, across all behavioral domains and all levels of analysis, so as to help create a behavioral science that is more adequate to the challenge of the human condition.
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