Childs, 20211414. Childs S, Given-Wilson Z, Butler S, Memon A, Gudjonsson G. Vulnerability to interrogative suggestibility from negative life events. A comparison of separated asylum-seeking youth and age-matched peers. Pers Individ Dif. 2021;173:110600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110600 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.1106...
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Case-control |
8 M/5 F Age: 16–23 years Mean age: 18±2 years |
Sudan (23%), Afghanistan (15%), Ethiopia (15%), Eritrea (15%), Albania (8%), Cameroon (8%), Somalia (8%), Vietnam (8%) |
Separated youth had significantly lower IQ scores. No differences in verbal memory were observed compared to the control group. |
Wolff et al., 19951515. Wolff PH, Tesfai B, Egasso H, Aradomt T. The orphans of Eritrea: a comparison study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1995;36:633-44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1995.tb02318.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1995...
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Case-control |
39 M/35 F Age: 4–7 years Mean age: 5.7 years |
Eritrea |
Orphans showed not only higher cognitive performance than the accompanied refugee children but also greater behavioral symptoms. No children showed language deficits. |
Huemer, 20121616. Huemer J, Völkl-Kernstock S, Karnik N, Denny KG, Granditsch E, Mitterer M, et al. Personality and psychopathology in African unaccompanied refugee minors: repression, resilience and vulnerability. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2012:44:39-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-012-0308-z https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-012-0308-...
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Case-control |
35 M/6 F Age: 15–18 years Mean age: 17±1 years |
Somalia, Algeria, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Eritrea, and Kenya |
Significant positive correlation between attention problems and symptoms of stress, anger, and anxiety. |
Pfeiffer, 20191717. Pfeiffer E, Sukale T, Müller LR, Plener PL, Rosner R, Fegert JM, et al. The symptom representation of posttraumatic stress disorder in a sample of unaccompanied and accompanied refugee minors in Germany: a network analysis. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2019;10:1675990. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1675990 https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.16...
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Cross-sectional |
334, 90.7% M Mean age: 16±2 years |
31 countries, including Afghanistan (42%), Syria (19.1%), Eritrea (6.2%), Somalia (6.2%), Gambia (4.1%), Iraq (2.9%), Iran (2.6%) Guinea (2.1%), Morocco (1.4%), Albania (1.2%), Ethiopia (1.2%), and Nigeria (1.2%) |
Investigating post-traumatic stress disorder, topological overlaps between sleep disturbances and concentration problems (sustained attention) were indicated. |
Spinhoven, 20061818. Spinhoven P, Bean T, Eurelings-Bontekoe L. Inconsistencies in the self-report of traumatic experiences by unaccompanied refugee minors. J Trauma Stress. 2006;19:663-73. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20152 https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20152...
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Longitudinal |
920 (73% M) Age: 12–18 years Mean age: 17±2 years |
48 countries, predominantly Angola (43%), Sierra Leone (10%), and China (8%) |
Memory inconsistencies do not differ from other population groups. |
Wolff and Fesseha, 19991919. Wolff PH, Fesseha G. The orphans of Eritrea: a five-year follow-up study. J Child J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1999;40:1231-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00539 https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-7610.00539...
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Case-control |
20 M/20 F Age: 9–12 years Mean age: 11 years |
Eritrea |
Orphans scored more than unaccompanied refugee children on most cognitive tests. There was no difference in performance on the Raven’s Matrices or the Token Test. |
Huemer, 20162020. Huemer J, Nelson K, Karnik N, Volkl-Kernstock S, Seidel S, Ebner N, et al. Emotional expressiveness and avoidance in narratives of unaccompanied refugee minors. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2016;7:29163. https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v7.29163 https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v7.29163...
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Case-control |
35M/6F Age: 15–18 years Mean age: 17±1 years |
Somalia, Algeria, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Eritrea, and Kenya |
Highly emotionally charged verbal content, but significantly lower word count than the control group. |
Longobardi, 20172121. Longobardi C, Veronesi TG, Prino LE. Abuses, resilience, behavioral problems and post-traumatic stress symptoms among unaccompanied migrant minors: an Italian cross-sectional exploratory study. Psychiatr Psychol Klin. 2017;17:87-92. https://doi.org/10.15557/pipk.2017.0009 https://doi.org/10.15557/pipk.2017.0009...
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Cross-sectional |
18 M/1 F Age: 16–17 years |
Egypt (26.3%), Albania (26.3%), Senegal (15.8%), Bangladesh (10.5%), Gambia (10.5%), Morocco (5.3%), Mali (5.3%) |
Attention results within the reference range (normal). |