Weustermann, Maren (2022) Resilience in the context of risk and protective factors in refugee youth: A systematic review. Master thesis, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Resilience is not inherited or a fixed quality, but rather it is dependent on present risk and protective factors that make an individual more vulnerable to or safe against mental difficulties. Especially for refugee youth, resilience is dependent on the exposure to trauma in the three stages: the country of origin, fleeing to claim asylum and the arriving country. Due to the complexity of resilience and the dynamic of different factors influencing resilience, a systematic review was conducted which examined resilience in the context of different factors that foster resilience or vulnerability for refugee youth under the age of 18. The terms “refugee children”, “refugee youth” were used along with the terms “resilience”, “resilience factors”, “vulnerability”, “trauma”, “risk factors”, “protective factors” and “factors”. The final selection included 12 studies focusing on a variety of factors affecting resilience. Because of the different factors examined and the complexity of resilience, alongside different exposure rates to trauma, the different age and developmental levels, the living conditions, and the different countries the participants lived and currently resided in, the results were difficult to summarize and compare. All studies however were coherent that refugee youth had a high trauma exposure, while concurrently scoring high on resilience scales. Most of the sample participants were living in refugee camps and/or poor conditions, indicating the importance of intrinsic protective factors and the need for a social component in resilience, which counteract the potential detrimental effects of high trauma exposure. The results show a clear lack of depth in the research field, especially outlining the necessity for longitudinal studies in order to understand the complexities and importance of different factors over time.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lopez Lopez, M. and Westberg, B.A.J. |
| Degree programme: | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Youth 0-21, Society and Policy [Master Pedagogical and Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2022 12:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 12:12 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/317 |
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