作者: Theresa S. Betancourt
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0586-3_27
关键词: Alienation 、 Well-being 、 Longitudinal study 、 Criminology 、 Mental health 、 Social ecology 、 Geography 、 Armed conflict 、 Sierra leone 、 Gender studies 、 Prosocial behavior
摘要: This chapter focuses on the experiences of war-affected youth in Sierra Leone. The author reports findings from a mixed methods longitudinal study. She shows that developmental and ecological perspective lives children affected by armed conflict helps us to see role environment plays how well cope during after exposure violence. Individual factors interact with family community bolster being, securing for cultural resources necessary mental health while addressing problems stigma alienation.