Approaches to prevention of intergenerational transmission of hate, war and violence

Pender, Vivian B.

doi:10.1516/bx7r-1468-0207-7q75

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“…Were they talking about the helpless child within them, were they addressing their narrative to a seemingly benign parental object, who, at last, sat down and listened to their painful story? Obviously, the interviewer was functioning as an external witness, and this role is not to be underestimated since it has been argued that there is no way to alleviate a severe trauma except for external recognition (Pender, 2007). At the same time, we believe that the interviewer also functioned as the third whose presence is crucial for the development of the mechanism of the inner witness, of an inner space which enables the coping with trauma (Amir, 2012).…”

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A psychoanalytic and qualitative research on immigrants' “left‐behind” children: “I understand why they left, but why did they leave?”

Anagnostaki

Zaharia

2020

Appl Psychoanal Studies

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Background and Purpose: The psychoanalytic literature on migration has extensively explored the psychic impact of the migration process on the people who migrate, whereas the predicament of the immigrants' children that were left behind in the country of origin has been largely overlooked. This paper has a twofold aim. Firstly, it sets out to explore the experience of being left behind as a child by parents who emigrated to another country for economic reasons, and secondly, it aspires to present a valid combination of psychoanalytic thinking and qualitative design. Methods: Fourteen adult men and women who as children were left behind in Greece when their parents emigrated were interviewed about their current perspectives on their childhood experiences. Their narratives were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis, a qualitative research method that can offer material suitable for psychodynamic understanding. Results: The analysis of the interviews yielded the overarching theme "Trauma" and four superordinate themes, "Intense emotions," "Effects on parent-child relationship," "Defenses," and "Psychopathology." The discussion of the results focuses on the psychoanalytic exploration of the trauma induced by the early and prolonged parent-child separation and its psychic sequelae. Conclusion: Being left in the country of origin by parents who emigrated to another country for economic reasons was a traumatic experience for the "left-behind" children.

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A psychoanalytic and qualitative research on immigrants' “left‐behind” children: “I understand why they left, but why did they leave?”

Anagnostaki

Zaharia

2020

Appl Psychoanal Studies

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“…In many traumatized individuals, unresolved mourning may be organized into a family narrative passed from one generation to the next (Pender, ). The effects of war and conflict are intergenerational and affect the socialization and everyday lives of the refugee “I have been traumatised and that trauma will be inherited by my offspring.…”

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“…Compromised mental health continued to be an issue in post‐migration, with depression levels among these refugees being positively correlated with length of residency (Schweitzer et al, ). Research has also highlighted intergenerational transmission of trauma and its psychological repercussions as salient for refugees (Gangi, Talamo, & Ferracuti, ; Mor, ; Pender, ).…”

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“You cannot forgive and you cannot forget”: The Serbian refugee settlement experience in Australia

Bendjo

Karnilowicz

Gill

2019

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Currently, there is limited research on the settlement experiences of refugees from the Balkan regions and in particular Serbia. There is also a need to provide a contextual understanding of the refugee settlement experience. The current study explored the refugee experience of 12 male Serbian refugees (aged 30 to 65), who migrated to Australia following the Yugoslav Civil War (1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001). A qualitative, phenomenological methodology explored the experiences of the refugees from their own perspective.Thematic coding of the interview data revealed the two major themes of settlement and traumatic experiences, as central to the experiences of this group of refugees.Language difficulties, discrimination, stigmatization of Serbian identity, multiple losses and grief, and failing of the justice system to establish accountability and provide reparation to the victims were all significant obstacles to successful settlement. Most salient, however, were the experiences of torture and trauma. Participants were still trying to negotiate these memories years after the events.Nevertheless, some participants showed strong resilience and the belief that they became stronger as a consequence of their experiences. We encourage those working with Serbian refugees to help them search for meaning in their stories of trauma.

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Tethered Love: When Failures in Adult Development Forge Inescapable Archaic Bonds

Herzog¹

2022

Psychoanalytic Dialogues

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Approaches to prevention of intergenerational transmission of hate, war and violence

Cited by 3 publications

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A psychoanalytic and qualitative research on immigrants' “left‐behind” children: “I understand why they left, but why did they leave?”

A psychoanalytic and qualitative research on immigrants' “left‐behind” children: “I understand why they left, but why did they leave?”

“You cannot forgive and you cannot forget”: The Serbian refugee settlement experience in Australia

Tethered Love: When Failures in Adult Development Forge Inescapable Archaic Bonds

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