Children and Terrorism and commentaries

Garbarino, James; Governale, Amy; Henry, Patrick M.; Nesi, Danielle

doi:10.1002/j.2379-3988.2015.tb00083.x

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“…Indeed, emotionally responsive efforts by family can help to restore a sense of safety for children, i.e. the therapy of reassurance (Garbarino and others, ). In addition, parents taught and modelled tolerance and respect for diversity and differences.…”

Section: Discussion On Findingsmentioning

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Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Warria

2016

Children & Society

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Terrorist acts are occurring worldwide and there is a growing concern on the impact these events have on children. This qualitative exploratory research project retrospectively explored reflections of how six mothers assisted their children cope with the aftermath of the 2013–2015 terror attacks in Kenya. These data were collected in January and February 2016. Findings indicate that positive and supportive parental responses can be beneficial to a child's well‐being. Opportunities to safeguard children's futures by mitigating harmful consequences of terror attacks through parental involvement are vital in securing the child's rights to survival, development, participation and protection.

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Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Warria

2016

Children & Society

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“…Research on the effect of terror (not necessarily fatal) shows that students who were exposed to terror may suffer from a long list of physical impairments, cognitive difficulties, emotional distress and mental health disorders in both the short‐ and the long terms. These include, for example, aggressive or depressive behaviours, changes in attitudes and beliefs, disturbed sleep and nightmares, social withdrawal and mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression and agoraphobia (Garbarino, Governale, Henry, & Nesi, 2015). PTS was found to be one of the primary outcomes of exposure to stressful terror events and has become a major concern for both research and practice (Attanayake et al, 2009).…”

Section: Terror‐related Homicidementioning

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The contribution of school experience to students' resilience following a terror‐related homicide

Yablon

Itzhaky

2019

Int J Psychol

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Schools have a significant effect on students' development, and serve as important social agencies for interventions for students facing disasters. However, little is known about the effect of students' school experience itself on their resilience when facing extreme negative events. The present study focused on students who were exposed to terror‐related homicide with the aim of investigating the contribution of school climate resources to their resilience. Since resilience is associated not only with fewer negative outcomes, but also with positive change, the contribution of schools was studied as both inhibiting post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) and enhancing post‐traumatic growth (PTG). A mixed‐methods research design was used. The participants included 117 (52% girls) high school students (mean age = 14.54; SD = 1.49). Twenty‐five of them were interviewed in addition to responding to the research questionnaires. Different aspects of the school climate were found to be associated with students' PTS and PTG, yielding two overarched factors explaining the school's role as a protective resource: sheltering and supporting. The former is associated with fewer PTS and the latter with higher PTG. The use of different resources for different forms of resilience is discussed.

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“…The articles in this Special Section, considered together with numerous other examples of contemporary research, give reason for optimism that developmental scientists are effectively engaged in the difficult but essential business of building a translational science for addressing global challenges posed by children and youth caught up in political conflicts (Garbarino, Governale, Henry, & Nesi, 2015; Masten et al, 2015; Tol, Song, & Jordans, 2013). Nonetheless, it is also clear that the scale and pace of research under way is dwarfed by the scope of the threats posed to children and youth by conflicts around the world at the present time.…”

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Building a translational science on children and youth affected by political violence and armed conflict: A commentary

Masten

2016

Dev Psychopathol

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Articles in this timely Special Section represent an important milestone in the developmental science on children and youth involved in political violence and armed conflict. With millions of children worldwide affected by past and present wars and conflicts, there is an urgent and growing need for research to inform efforts to understand, prevent, and mitigate the possible harm of such violence to individual children, families, communities, and societies, for present as well as future generations. The four programs of research highlighted in this Special Section illustrate key advances and challenges in contemporary development research on young people growing up in the midst or aftermath of political violence. These studies are longitudinal, methodologically sophisticated, and grounded in socioecological systems models that align well with current models of risk and resilience in developmental psychopathology. These studies collectively mark a critically important shift to process-focused research that holds great promise for translational applications. Nonetheless, given the scope of the international crisis of children and youth affected by political violence and its sequelae, there is an urgent global need for greater mobilization of resources to support translational science and effective evidence-based action.

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Children and Terrorism and commentaries

Cited by 10 publications

References 117 publications

Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

Mothers Reflect on How They Have Assisted Their Children to Cope with the Terrorist Attacks in Kenya

The contribution of school experience to students' resilience following a terror‐related homicide

Building a translational science on children and youth affected by political violence and armed conflict: A commentary

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