ABSTRACTThe home learning environment of children became critical during the COVID-19 school closures, and already-existing deprivations of children increased inequalities in access to education during the COVID crisis. This study documents the home learning environment for the Turkish host community and Syrian refugee children in the pre-pandemic year. In order to achieve this end, a composite home learning environment (HLEQI) is calculated using the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) in Türkiye, which includes a sample of Syrian children. This study reveals that Syrian children were already burdened with disadvantages regarding their home learning environment quality, with the average HLEQI calculated for Turkish children as 61.7% and Syrian children at 36.5%. Moreover, when examining the individual components of this composite index, our study reveals substantial gaps in the supportive home learning environment for both Turkish and Syrian children, with the latter facing even greater challenges. These gaps span across various dimensions of the composite index, encompassing aspects such as access to remote learning infrastructure, adequate study space at home, and quality interaction with adults. The study underscores the need for targeted interventions to address these disparities and ensure an equitable learning environment for all children, regardless of their background or circumstances.KEYWORDS: Home learning environmentmicro datasetsCOVID-19refugee studies AcknowledgmentsThe original research included in this article was presented in an earlier form in the report “Documentation of Education Response in Türkiye during the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effect on Children’s Access to and Retention in Education” which was prepared for UNICEF Türkiye Country Office by Development Analytics. This study does not reflect the official views of UNICEF, and any errors in the text remain that of the authors.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. ESSN is the largest humanitarian programme in the history of the EU, ‘aiming to support the most vulnerable refugees in Türkiye through unrestricted cash transfers to meet basic needs’ (WFP, Citation2017). Through time, the number of recipients of the programme increased continuously. ESSN covered 1 million individuals in September 2017, 1.2 million in February 2018 and currently (before C-ESSN), it reached 1.8 million individuals in June 2021 (TRC, Citation2021).2. In DHS the question is ‘Does the household have internet connection?’ The question does not emphasize or distinguish between mobile connection or fixed connection.3. According to the EUROSTAT’s definition (Citation2021), a person is considered as living in an overcrowded household if the household does not have at its disposal a minimum number of rooms equal to: one room for the household; one room per couple in the household; one room for each single person aged 18 or more; one room per pair of single
哈扎尔目前正在蒂尔堡大学攻读数据科学博士学位,并拥有两个硕士学位:一个是牛津大学的比较社会政策学位,另一个是蒂尔堡大学的数据科学与社会学位。Meltem AranNazli Aktakke是发展分析公司的研究主管。她是一名社会政策研究员,拥有超过10年的工作经验,研究范围广泛,从贫困和现金转移计划到评估不同国家儿童的健康和教育成果。她持有西班牙马德里卡洛斯三世大学(Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)的经济分析硕士学位,以及西班牙<s:1> rkiye Bogazici大学(Bogazici University)的经济学硕士学位。Nazli AktakkeMeltem Aran博士,人类发展经济学家,发展分析主任。她的研究重点是贫困、不平等以及社会政策对低机会环境中妇女和儿童的分配影响。她在土耳其、印度尼西亚、南非、马达加斯加、阿尔巴尼亚、阿塞拜疆、格鲁吉亚、圣卢西亚、埃及和缅甸等国研究了改善获得基本服务和社会保护的政策的分配影响和成本计算方案。梅尔特姆拥有牛津大学经济学博士学位。Emre ÜçkardeşlerEmre Üçkardeşler是联合国儿童基金会<s:1> rkiye社会政策主任。他领导的团队致力于扶贫、现金转移、公共财政、儿童权利和商业原则以及地方治理。埃姆雷就社会保护、不稳定就业、福利制度、社会支出、学生缺勤和性别平等等问题进行研究并撰写文章和报告。他在发展和紧急情况下担任各种分析、咨询和管理职务,在社会政策和教育政策的关系方面拥有近20年的经验。Yali Hajhassan是一名定性研究员,在土耳其及周边地区与难民有关的现金转移计划和评估项目领域有着良好的记录。从她作为定性研究人员的四年职业生涯中,她的专业领域包括定性数据收集,编码和定性数据分析。Yali在Cumhuriyet大学获得心理学学士学位,目前在埃塞克斯大学攻读心理学硕士学位。
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Pub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2023.2254549
Dilek Küçük Alemdar, Emine Ela Küçük
ABSTRACTExam anxiety can affect the sleep quality of adolescents, and insomnia can further increase anxiety in adolescents. In the study, a descriptive and relational research was performed with the aim of investigating the correlation between exam anxiety levels with sleep and quality of life among adolescents. The study included 303 students attending high schools located in a province in Turkey. The data were collected using ‘Personal Information Form’ and the ‘Exam Anxiety Inventory’ (EAI), ‘Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index’ (PSQI), and ‘Quality of Life for Children Scale’ (KINDL). During the analysis of data; descriptive statistical methods, Pearson correlation, and linear regression analysis were used. There was a positive weak correlation between the PSQI total points with EAI-total test points (r = 0.349; p = 0.000), and a negative and very weak correlation between KINDL total points with EAI-total test points (r=-0.195; p = 0.001) for adolescents. According to regression analysis, the exam anxiety of adolescents was identified to be a significant determinant of sleep quality and quality of life (p < 0.05). As a result of our research, it appears that exam anxiety among adolescents negatively affects sleep quality and quality of life. For this reason, it is recommended to perform screening, assessment and intervention studies to determine and reduce the exam anxiety of adolescents in the early period.KEYWORDS: Adolescentexam anxietysleep qualityquality of life Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementThe datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.Additional informationFundingNo financial support was received by any of the authors for the research of this paper.Notes on contributorsDilek Küçük AlemdarDilek Küçük Alemdar, PhD is an associate professor in the, Department of Pediatrics Nursing at Ordu University Health Science Faculty.Emine Ela KüçükEmine Ela Küçük, PhD is an associate professor in the, Department of Public Health Nursing at Giresun University Health Science Faculty.
摘要:焦虑会影响青少年的睡眠质量,而失眠会进一步加重青少年的焦虑。本研究对青少年考试焦虑水平与睡眠和生活质量之间的关系进行了描述性和相关性研究。这项研究包括303名在土耳其某省就读高中的学生。数据是通过“个人信息表”和“考试焦虑量表”(EAI)、“匹兹堡睡眠质量指数”(PSQI)和“儿童生活质量量表”(KINDL)收集的。在数据分析过程中;采用描述性统计方法、Pearson相关和线性回归分析。PSQI总分与eai总分呈弱正相关(r = 0.349;p = 0.000), KINDL总分与eai总分呈极弱负相关(r=-0.195;P = 0.001)。回归分析发现,青少年考试焦虑是影响睡眠质量和生活质量的重要因素(p < 0.05)。根据我们的研究,青少年的考试焦虑似乎会对睡眠质量和生活质量产生负面影响。因此,建议开展筛查、评估和干预研究,以确定和减少青少年早期的考试焦虑。关键词:青少年;考试焦虑;睡眠质量;生活质量;数据可用性声明当前研究期间生成和/或分析的数据集可根据通讯作者的合理要求提供。本文的研究没有得到任何作者的资金支持。作者简介:dilek k Alemdar博士是奥尔都大学健康科学学院儿科护理系的副教授。Emine Ela k,博士,吉雷松大学健康科学学院公共卫生护理系副教授。
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ABSTRACTOrphans are vulnerable to abuse and violence due to the precarious situation they find themselves in. Some of these abuses could differ based on where the orphans live. This study was therefore designed to compare the violence experienced by orphans in institutionalized and family settings. It also determined the influence of residential placement on violence experienced by orphans in orphanages and family settings in Nigeria. The study employed a concurrent mixed-methods research design. The sample comprised 3893 orphans (2418 living in family settings and 1475 living in orphanages) who were between the age ranges of 10–17 years. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample for the study. A self-developed instrument titled “Orphans Needs and Vulnerability Questionnaire” was administered on the respondents. Data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages and chi-square. The results indicated that orphans experienced varying forms of violence in both family and institutional settings. The result further showed a prevalence of 1.6% for physical violence in the family setting and 0.2% in the orphanages. The results also revealed that flogging (1st), fetching water from a far distance (2nd) and verbal abuses (3rd) were the most ranked violence experienced by orphans in the family settings while, flogging (1st), severe/corporal punishment (2nd) and verbal abuses (3rd) were the most ranked violence experienced by orphans in the orphanages. Furthermore, the results showed that there was a significant influence of residential placement on violence experienced by orphans in Nigeria (χ2 = 57.104, p < 0.05) with the family settings more engaged in violence against the orphans. The study concluded that orphans in family settings experienced more violence than orphans in orphanages. It is recommended that special intervention programmes to protect orphaned children from physical, psychological and sexual abuse in family settings should be put in place.KEYWORDS: Violenceorphansinstitutionalized carefamily setting AcknowledgmentsThis research was funded by TETFund Nigeria as part of National Research Fund activities of the organization.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Supplemental dataSupplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2253512.Ethical considerationsEthical clearance for the study was obtained from the Health Research Ethic Committee (HREC), Institute of Public Health of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (Reference number – IPHOAU/12/1453, Date – 14 November 2019). Written and verbal consents were obtained from orphanages, homes and individual respondents who participated in the study. Every respondent had the right to withdraw from the study at any stage and no one was penalized for withdrawing or not participating in the study.Additional informationFundingThe work was supported by the Tetfund nrf
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ABSTRACTIn this study, we wanted to assess the association between the level of vulnerability and two behavioural addictions – smartphone and Internet addictive use. Data were drawn from an online in-school survey on screen use carried out among 10th graders (aged 13–14 years) in the canton of Vaud (Switzerland) from November 2019 to February 2020. The analytic sample included 2893 adolescents (50.1% males), with a mean age of 13.1 years. We defined adolescent’s vulnerability based on the following social determinants of health: family socioeconomic status, relationship with parents and academic performance. We categorized participants into three groups depending on their level of vulnerability: Not Vulnerable, Moderately Vulnerable and Highly Vulnerable. Then, we conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses to compare them in terms of SA and IA while considering other explanatory factors including gender, age, residence area, place of birth, educational track, family structure, emotional well-being, being overweight, physical activity, problems with sleep, screen time and parental rules regarding screens and Internet use. We found that almost 28% of adolescents were identified with some degree of vulnerability. Our results showed that adolescents in the Moderately and Highly Vulnerable groups are more likely to develop SA and IA with increased rates observed in the Highly Vulnerable adolescents in the bivariate model. However, in the multivariate model, this relationship only remained significant for the Moderately Vulnerable group. Our findings further suggest that there are other factors significantly associated with vulnerability including age and gender. Given our overall results, it is important to acknowledge that even developed countries contend with the problem of vulnerability among adolescents. A better understanding of this subject, as well as possible consequences and appreciation of the factors defining vulnerability, is needed if inequities are to be addressed.KEYWORDS: Smartphone addictionInternet addictionadolescentsvulnerability Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).EthicsThis study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the canton of Vaud (Protocol #2019-01232).Additional informationFundingThe media and Internet study was funded by The General Directorate of Public Health of the Canton of Vaud.Notes on contributorsAgnieszka SiwiakAgnieszka Siwiak holds a MSc in health science and was a research collaborator in the Research Group on Adolescent Health for 6 months.Joan-Carles SurisJoan-Carles Suris is now retired but he was the head of the Research Group on Adolescent Health (Unisanté). He was also Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lausanne and pediatrician.Lorraine ChokLorraine Chok holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and in Global Health, and she is a research collaborator and project manager in the Research Group on Adolescent Health (Unisanté).Sophie St
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Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2023.2254550
Sheeja Perumbil Pathrose, Reynold G Washington, Maryann Washington, Michael Raj, Sreenath K, Sudhesh N T, Steven He, Lucie M. Ramjan
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Pub Date : 2023-09-04DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2023.2253388
Alexander Woodman, Magda R. Yousif, A. Jebakumar, Amal A. Ali Mohamed, Rehab Y. AL-Ansari
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell (RBC) disorder transmitted to the child through the parental genes. SCD is a serious public health problem in Sudan, ranging from 18.2% to 30.4%, with the sickle cell anemia gene known to be prevalent in the Khartoum area. This study aimed to explore the psychosocial impact of SCD on affected children and parents and to identify the relationship between psychosocial problems experienced by children and parents with the use of two scales. To address the research aim, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was administered among n = 170 SCD children aged 6–12 years. In addition, the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to measure levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in parents of children with SCD. Most of the children experienced substantially high emotional symptoms (n = 113), with conduct problems (n = 113), hyperactivity (n = 100), and peer problems (n = 86) being close to average. Most of the parents had the normal level of depression (n = 78), anxiety (n = 92), and stress (n = 85), with severe and extremely severe cases being the least recorded. Further analysis of the association between the SDQ scale and DASS-21 showed a significant association between parental stress and children’s conduct problems (p = 0.009), hyperactivity (p = 0.03), and the pro-social behavior of the child (p = 0.03). No association was found between parental anxiety, depression, and emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer problems. Future research is recommended to explore the incidence of SCD in children at birth and parental actions after diagnosis.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-25DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2023.2251411
Lei Chai, Ziqiang Han
ABSTRACT This study examines the associations between sleep quality and internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents and investigates whether academic performance and self-esteem function as mediators. Data were obtained from the 2018 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), comprising a sample of 1,016 Chinese adolescents aged between 10 and 15 years. We employed multiple mediation models, using Hayes’ PROCESS macro, for data analysis. The results showed that poor sleep quality was associated with an increase in both internalizing and externalizing problems. Furthermore, academic performance and self-esteem were identified as mediators in these relationships, operating in parallel and sequential manners. Besides maintaining adequate sleep hours, interventions aimed at improving academic performance and self-esteem could potentially alleviate the adverse effects of poor sleep quality on internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents.
{"title":"Exploring the mediating effects of academic performance and self-esteem on the influence of sleep quality on internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents","authors":"Lei Chai, Ziqiang Han","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2251411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2251411","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examines the associations between sleep quality and internalizing and externalizing problems among Chinese adolescents and investigates whether academic performance and self-esteem function as mediators. Data were obtained from the 2018 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), comprising a sample of 1,016 Chinese adolescents aged between 10 and 15 years. We employed multiple mediation models, using Hayes’ PROCESS macro, for data analysis. The results showed that poor sleep quality was associated with an increase in both internalizing and externalizing problems. Furthermore, academic performance and self-esteem were identified as mediators in these relationships, operating in parallel and sequential manners. Besides maintaining adequate sleep hours, interventions aimed at improving academic performance and self-esteem could potentially alleviate the adverse effects of poor sleep quality on internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43605722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2023.2230889
Rinske Ellermeijer, M. Robinson, A. F. Guevara, G. O'Hare, C.I.S. Veldhuizen, M. Wessells, R. Reis, M. Jordans
ABSTRACT This systematic review synthesizes the current state of literature on community-level child protection in LMICs. The aim of the review is to present available evidence and effective strategies that implementing agencies can use to support community-level structures, practices, resources and processes. Multiple database searches were conducted, using search terms to capture community-level approaches to child protection in LMICs. The search identified 1,549 unique published articles and 1,745 grey literature resources. After a screening process based on pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 38 published articles and 204 grey literature resources were analyzed. The review highlights (1) a practice-research gap related to community-level approaches generally and more specifically in humanitarian settings; (2) the important role of different socio-ecological levels when implementing community-level interventions; and (3) a number of recommended strategies that implementing agencies can adopt in their work, such as ensuring ownership at community level increasing the potential of sustainability of an approach; linking with existing processes and structures; being inclusive in the approach; and carefully negotiating possible tension between traditional mechanisms and rights-based frameworks. Further studies, with a focus on outcomes for children, families and communities, are needed to broaden the current evidence-base and research on the applicability and effectiveness of community-level approaches in humanitarian settings is recommended to steer implementation in the sector.
{"title":"A systematic review of the literature on community-level child protection in low- and middle-income countries","authors":"Rinske Ellermeijer, M. Robinson, A. F. Guevara, G. O'Hare, C.I.S. Veldhuizen, M. Wessells, R. Reis, M. Jordans","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2023.2230889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2023.2230889","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This systematic review synthesizes the current state of literature on community-level child protection in LMICs. The aim of the review is to present available evidence and effective strategies that implementing agencies can use to support community-level structures, practices, resources and processes. Multiple database searches were conducted, using search terms to capture community-level approaches to child protection in LMICs. The search identified 1,549 unique published articles and 1,745 grey literature resources. After a screening process based on pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 38 published articles and 204 grey literature resources were analyzed. The review highlights (1) a practice-research gap related to community-level approaches generally and more specifically in humanitarian settings; (2) the important role of different socio-ecological levels when implementing community-level interventions; and (3) a number of recommended strategies that implementing agencies can adopt in their work, such as ensuring ownership at community level increasing the potential of sustainability of an approach; linking with existing processes and structures; being inclusive in the approach; and carefully negotiating possible tension between traditional mechanisms and rights-based frameworks. Further studies, with a focus on outcomes for children, families and communities, are needed to broaden the current evidence-base and research on the applicability and effectiveness of community-level approaches in humanitarian settings is recommended to steer implementation in the sector.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"309 - 329"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45630981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-18DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2023.2208385
José Rodolfo Tavares de Melo, Gabriela Brito Vasconcelos, Alice Kelly Barreira, V. Colares
ABSTRACT Self-injurious behavior has been defined as an act directed at oneself that results in tissue damage. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of self-injurious behavior and the presence of oral lesions among adolescents in foster care. This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out in the shelters of the city of Recife (Brazil), with adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age, of both genders, by census survey. Data were collected through document analysis, application of the questionnaire (FASM), and physical examination, in the second half of 2021. The data were systematized by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. A total of 81 adolescents participated of the research. The average age of the patients evaluated was 13.65 years and the majority were male. As for clinical characteristics, 75.3% had one or more self-injurious behavior. Of these, the most frequent were: poking wounds 53.1%, biting oneself 40.7%, and cutting the skin 34.6%. The most observed oral lesion was linea alba 14.8%. In the association between self-injurious behavior and oral lesions, trauma and dental wear, age group, gender, shelter care situation and violence no association was recorded (p > 0.05). Self-injurious behavior may have a high occurrence percentage among adolescents in shelter/foster care. However, the adolescents had a low prevalence of changes in the oral cavity that could suggest self-injurious behavior. No association was recorded between the variables studied.
{"title":"Assessment of self-injurious behavior and oral injuries among adolescents in shelter care: a cross-sectional study","authors":"José Rodolfo Tavares de Melo, Gabriela Brito Vasconcelos, Alice Kelly Barreira, V. Colares","doi":"10.1080/17450128.2023.2208385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2023.2208385","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Self-injurious behavior has been defined as an act directed at oneself that results in tissue damage. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of self-injurious behavior and the presence of oral lesions among adolescents in foster care. This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out in the shelters of the city of Recife (Brazil), with adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age, of both genders, by census survey. Data were collected through document analysis, application of the questionnaire (FASM), and physical examination, in the second half of 2021. The data were systematized by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. A total of 81 adolescents participated of the research. The average age of the patients evaluated was 13.65 years and the majority were male. As for clinical characteristics, 75.3% had one or more self-injurious behavior. Of these, the most frequent were: poking wounds 53.1%, biting oneself 40.7%, and cutting the skin 34.6%. The most observed oral lesion was linea alba 14.8%. In the association between self-injurious behavior and oral lesions, trauma and dental wear, age group, gender, shelter care situation and violence no association was recorded (p > 0.05). Self-injurious behavior may have a high occurrence percentage among adolescents in shelter/foster care. However, the adolescents had a low prevalence of changes in the oral cavity that could suggest self-injurious behavior. No association was recorded between the variables studied.","PeriodicalId":46101,"journal":{"name":"Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies","volume":"18 1","pages":"431 - 444"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45269294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2023.2224121
Joannes S.H. de Leeuw, S. Malcolm-Smith
ABSTRACT Many children growing up in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at a particular risk for poor developmental outcomes and can face many adverse circumstances growing up. Generally, the psychosocial risk factors affecting the development of these vulnerable children are well-described but research on protective factors that can buffer these risks and boost their psychological resilience seems to be lacking in LMICs. This scoping review examined resilience and protective factors that bolster resilience in LMICs in children under the age of 11 years and the extent to which these factors have been investigated in LMICs at all, and whether specific protective factors emerge. Studies were identified by searching the EBSCOHOST (Africa-Wide Information, CINAHL, MEDLINE, APA PsycINFO, and APA PsycARTICLES), Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, and were included if they mentioned resilience in children (<11 years) from LMICs. A total of 26 studies met the inclusion criteria, with only four studies using a longitudinal design. Social support, emotion regulation, and caregiver mental health are important protective factors specific to children in LMICs. Common protective factors found in Western research have not yet been investigated for their role in boosting resilience in children in LMICs – for example, peer support, having a future outlook, and religion. Adversities were often only assumed, with the vast majority of studies not including a direct measurement of adversity. Only 16 studies employed direct measurement of resilience. There is still a paucity in data for protective factors that boost resilience in children under 11 years from LMICs, and especially when it comes to longitudinal studies. Longitudinal observations over time are needed to uncover pathways that influence resilience in young children from LMICs, with clear definitions of adversity.
摘要许多在中低收入国家长大的儿童面临着发育不良的特殊风险,在成长过程中可能面临许多不利的环境。一般来说,影响这些弱势儿童发展的心理社会风险因素已经得到了很好的描述,但在LMIC中,似乎缺乏对能够缓冲这些风险并提高其心理韧性的保护因素的研究。这项范围界定审查考察了11岁以下儿童LMIC的恢复力和增强恢复力的保护因素 以及这些因素在LMIC中被研究的程度,以及是否出现特定的保护因素。通过搜索EBSCOHOST(Africa Wide Information、CINAHL、MEDLINE、APA PsycINFO和APA PsycARTICLES)、Pubmed、Scopus和Web of Science数据库来确定研究,如果它们提到儿童的复原力(<11 年)。共有26项研究符合纳入标准,只有4项研究采用了纵向设计。社会支持、情绪调节和照顾者心理健康是LMIC儿童特有的重要保护因素。西方研究中发现的常见保护因素尚未被调查其在提高LMIC儿童复原力方面的作用——例如,同伴支持、对未来的展望和宗教。逆境往往只是假设的,绝大多数研究都不包括对逆境的直接测量。只有16项研究采用了弹性的直接测量。关于提高11岁以下儿童复原力的保护因素的数据仍然很少 从LMIC开始数年,尤其是在纵向研究方面。需要随着时间的推移进行纵向观察,以揭示影响LMIC幼儿恢复力的途径,并明确逆境的定义。
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