Suchergebnisse

Este artículo describe las representaciones psicosociales de la condición de desplazamiento de las personas desplazadas por la violencia en la Región Caribe colombiana.Método: paradigma histórico hermenéutico, investigación cualitativa de corte fenomenológico, donde 5 familias con niños menores de 5 años participaron voluntariamente de una entrevista realizada en el año 2017, cuyas narraciones se analizaron teniendo en cuenta las dimensiones propuestas por Paul (2003), tales como información/opinión, organización/campo representacional y actitud. Los resultados muestran la desesperanza como consecuencia de repetidas vivencias frustrantes, que han revictimizado a los miembros de las familias, concluyéndose en la necesidad de asumir un compromiso profesional y ciudadano para estimular la autonomía y la independencia en estas personas.

Purpose
Colombia presents with one of the largest armed conflicts in the world. Children exposed directly or indirectly to armed conflicts live the emotional footprints left by war. This paper aims to identify mental health problems among children survivors of Colombia's armed conflict and associated factors.


Design/methodology/approach
A cross-sectional study with (n = 80) children aged 7 to 11 years (M = 9.8 years; SD = 1.4) was conducted using the Child Behavior Checklist, Family APGAR and MOS social support survey adaptation to children. Linear regression analyses were also performed with emotional and behavioral problems as the outcomes and related factors as the predictors.


Findings
Clinical levels of emotional and behavioral problems were found in 56.3% of children. Internalizing problems (63.7%) were more common than externalizing problems (51.2%). Older children had greater emotional problems at the trend level, and those with higher functioning families had lower emotional problems. Children with higher perceived social support had lower behavior problems at the trend level.


Research limitations/implications
This study includes a sample facing multiple risks and uses a holistic approach to consider family and social resources that may support children who are survivors of the armed conflict in Colombia. These results provide a foundation for future promotion and prevention programs related to children's mental health problems to support peacebuilding within the framework of the Colombian post-conflict process.


Originality/value
To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first study to collect empirical data on the mental health of children survivors of Colombia's armed conflict focused in the Atlantic Department.

Purpose: Colombia presents with one of the largest armed conflicts in the world. Children exposed directly or indirectly to armed conflicts live the emotional footprints left by war. This paper aims to identify mental health problems among children survivors of Colombia's armed conflict and associated factors. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional study with (n = 80) children aged 7 to 11 years (M = 9.8 years; SD = 1.4) was conducted using the Child Behavior Checklist, Family APGAR and MOS social support survey adaptation to children. Linear regression analyses were also performed with emotional and behavioral problems as the outcomes and related factors as the predictors. Findings: Clinical levels of emotional and behavioral problems were found in 56.3% of children. Internalizing problems (63.7%) were more common than externalizing problems (51.2%). Older children had greater emotional problems at the trend level, and those with higher functioning families had lower emotional problems. Children with higher perceived social support had lower behavior problems at the trend level. Research limitations/implications: This study includes a sample facing multiple risks and uses a holistic approach to consider family and social resources that may support children who are survivors of the armed conflict in Colombia. These results provide a foundation for future promotion and prevention programs related to children's mental health problems to support peacebuilding within the framework of the Colombian post-conflict process. Originality/value: To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first study to collect empirical data on the mental health of children survivors of Colombia's armed conflict focused in the Atlantic Department.