EMOTIONAL STATE OF BOSNIAN REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN TURKEY

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Marmara Medical Journal
Volume:15 Issue:2
EMOTIONAL STATE OF BOSNIAN REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN TURKEY

EMOTIONAL STATE OF BOSNIAN REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN TURKEY

Authors : Osman SABUNCUOĞLU, Meral BERKEM

Pages : 103-107

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Publication Date : 2016-12-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The main purpose of this study is to assess the emotional state of Bosnian refugee and immigrant children in Istanbul/Turkey and to compare the findings. Methods: The subjects were given the Croatian version of the Child Depression Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CDI); and Zivcic`s Mood Scale, which consisted of 4 subscales: joy, fear, sadness and anger. Their parents also completed a Mood Scale. A data questionnaire was used for the refugee sample to obtain information about the war experience. Results: Mean CDI and Mood Scale scores were not elevated for both groups and no statistically significant difference was found. Refugee sample reports displayed higher correlations than the immigrant sample. Conclusion: The results can be interpreted as the refugees have spent enough time to normalize their war related emotions. Intergroup factors are important in the refugee sample. Key Words: Children, Refugee, War, Trauma
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