Mental Health of Refugee Children and Adolescents
Method Stream:Â Longitudinal Intensive Methods
ECs: Only 14 EC (standard, no new/own data collection. Applicable in case of a clinical internship)
Description:
This assignment is based on two sub-studies: YOURGROWTH, which focused on mental health and well-being among refugee children and adolescents, and YOURCARE, which examined barriers to accessing psychosocial intervention services. Together, these studies investigated mental health, well-being, and psychosocial adjustment among refugee children and adolescents aged 7–20 years from the Middle East living in Germany. Using a longitudinal design with up to three annual measurement waves conducted between 2019 and 2022, data were collected from 553 participants using multilingual, standardized self-report instruments. The dataset covers psychological symptoms, stress experiences, coping and acculturation strategies, personal and social resources, barriers to service utilization, and relevant sociodemographic factors.
Although previous publications have addressed research questions within the individual sub-studies, the potential for cross-project and longitudinal analyses remains largely unexplored. Depending on the specific research question, further analyses may examine the role of mental health stigma, coping and acculturation strategies, psychosocial resources, and pre- and post-migration stress experiences in psychosocial adjustment and post-traumatic stress symptoms. The specific research question will be defined in consultation with the supervisor, taking into consideration the available variables and the feasibility of the proposed analyses. The overall aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the factors influencing mental health and psychosocial adaptation among refugee children and adolescents, with potential implications for the development of targeted prevention and intervention strategies.
What do we offer?
YOURGROWTH and YOURCARE dataset and codebook.