Direct and indirect predictors of traumatic stress and distress in orphaned survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Tutsi genocide
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Millions of children grow into adulthood having experienced severe war and ethnic conflict as children. One such group is orphaned child and adolescent survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Tutsi Genocide, in which one-seventh of the Rwandan population was murdered over the course of 100 days. After the genocide, many of these children took on the responsibility of caring and providing for other child survivors. Research has documented that child survivors of the genocide are at increased risk of mental health concerns (Dyregrov, Gupta, Gjestad, & Mukanoheli, 2000
Author: Ng, Lauren Christina (author)
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2523238245