The aim is to understand the influence of the interaction between the traumatized parent and his/her child on the symptomatology of the child. Our aim is as well to understand the protective dynamics in the parent-child interaction for an optimal…
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Brief title
Condition
- Anxiety disorders and symptoms
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Research involving
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The main study parameter will be parental posttraumatic symptomatology
according to DSM-IV-TR.
Secondary outcome
Secondary study parameters are attachment, behavioural and developmental
problems of the child as well as the parent-child interaction.
Background summary
The central question of this research is: What is the impact of
intergenerational transmission of war trauma on the development of the young
child? Parents interact with their child on a daily basis. It is within this
interaction between individuals of different generations, parent and child,
that attachment and development occurs. Complex traumatized refugees are facing
extra challenges in rearing their children. The adults can experience serious
shortcomings in their capacities to raise their children. Because of the young
child*s dependence upon primary caregivers, it is through this relationship
that risk conditions are transmitted. In the scientific literature, these
disturbances in the development of young children have received scarce
attention. Because of this, our understanding of intergenerational transmission
of trauma with young children is limited. This research will study the impact
of being traumatized by war and subsequent migration on the development of the
young child by assessing the well being of mother, father and child, as well as
the interaction and attachment between the parent and the child.
Study objective
The aim is to understand the influence of the interaction between the
traumatized parent and his/her child on the symptomatology of the child. Our
aim is as well to understand the protective dynamics in the parent-child
interaction for an optimal child development under difficult circumstances.
Study design
Cross-sectional
Study burden and risks
Parents and children will participate in one 6-hour assessment which consists
of an interview, questionnaires and tests. Since the assessments mimics normal
daily routine the burden for children is minimal and contains no risks. Parents
can experience some arousal filling in questionairres.
This research project will result in outcomes on several levels by contributing
to: 1. a better understanding of the development of children by studying
infants and the caregiver-child relationship in high risk situations; 2.
insight into mechanisms of transmission of (complex) trauma and related
symptoms to the off-spring; 3. implications for interventions that *break the
cycle* on both a theoretical and empirical base; and 4. implications for
prevention among high-risk populations.
Vestestraat 140
2312 SZ Leiden
NL
Vestestraat 140
2312 SZ Leiden
NL
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Inclusion criteria
Included in the sample are asylum seekers and refugees who experienced trauma and are suffering from posttraumatic stress symptoms and have at least one child in the age of 18-40 months. The child must be born in the Netherlands and have not experienced traumatic experiences himself.
Included in the control group are asylum seekers and refugees who have not applied for help in the mental health care and have no or mild posttraumatic symptoms (below cut off score on the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire).
Exclusion criteria
In line with other research, asylum seekers and refugees with severe mental retardation, addictions or psychosis will be excluded.
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Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL20032.058.07 |