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Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development 3/2021

12-07-2020 | Original Article

Dynamics of Child soldiers’ Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Well-being: Perspectives from Bioecological Systems Theory in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Auteur: Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 3/2021

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Abstract

Background research on children associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG) and the analysis of how to facilitate their social reintegration and human development reveals a variety of complex individual and collective challenges with which they are confronted; however, their social and cultural environment, and the risks that may impede their future development and well-being, remain understudied. This empirical research reports the results of descriptive and correlational analyses of data emanating from author-administered interviews, and focus group discussions with 128 CAAFAG and two psychologists working with them in rehabilitation centers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The entire sample involved relatively young participants (N = 130, M = 17.11, SD = 4.28), with the youngest child aged 11. The outcomes sustain that the psychosocial rehabilitation programme framed within Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems theory shows promising effects in enhancing CAAFAG’s well-being, human growth; and in reducing potential violent behavior.
vorige artikel Parent Distress Intolerance, Repetitive Negative Thinking, and Mental Health Service Use
volgende artikel Childhood Anxiety: Prenatal Maternal Stress and Parenting in the QF2011 Cohort
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Metagegevens
Titel
Dynamics of Child soldiers’ Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Well-being: Perspectives from Bioecological Systems Theory in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Auteur
Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala
Publicatiedatum
12-07-2020
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 3/2021
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01022-4

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