Retroactive effect. Research on trauma recovery and resilience in adolescent refugees and their Dutch peers.
Completed
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - anxiety disorder after traumatic event1000286110024450
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38212
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Inclusion Criteria
- Adolescents aged 12 to 16 years.
- Born in the Middle East (young refugees) or in the Netherlands (Dutch adolescents).
- The parents (or guardian) given consent to participate in this study.
- The adolescent agrees to research participation (written informed consent).
Exclusion Criteria
- There is cognitive limitations whereby the adolescent is unable to participate in the study.
- There is resistance of the adolescent.
- There is a language barrier, so the interview can not be conducted in Dutch, English or through an interpreter.
- The adolescent (or the parent) does not authorize participation in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Major outcomes of this research are the possible relationships between<br /><br>traumatic events, personal characteristics and social factors and the degree of<br /><br>resilience on the other hand.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To what extent is resiliency being modulated by genetic polymorphisms (5-HTTLPR<br /><br>and 9 + DAT), and can resiliency be shown using an experimental setting (do<br /><br>resilient adolescents have a high level of tolerance for frustration)?</p><br>