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Tytuł:
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School performance of children whose parents suffered torture and war-a register-based study in Denmark.
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Autorzy:
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Bager L; Department of Economics and Business Economics, NCRR, National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Munk Laursen T; Department of Economics and Business Economics, NCRR, National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.; Department of Economics and Business Economics, iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark.; Department of Economics and Business Economics, CIRRAU, Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Skipper N; Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Agerbo E; Department of Economics and Business Economics, NCRR, National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.; Department of Economics and Business Economics, iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark.; Department of Economics and Business Economics, CIRRAU, Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Źródło:
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European journal of public health [Eur J Public Health] 2021 Oct 11; Vol. 31 (4), pp. 749-755.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Oxford : Oxford University Press
Original Publication: Stockholm, Sweden : Almqvist & Wiksell International, c1991-
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MeSH Terms:
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Refugees*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*/epidemiology
Torture*
Child ; Denmark ; Humans ; Parents ; Schools
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210830 Date Completed: 20211110 Latest Revision: 20211110
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1093/eurpub/ckab108
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PMID:
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34458911
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Background: Young refugees and descendants of refugees have different preconditions for learning than their peers without refugee background. Children growing up in families where parents have suffered torture and war trauma may represent a particularly vulnerable group. This study investigates whether children of torture survivors living in Denmark achieved different test scores throughout primary and secondary school compared to children of non-traumatized parents.
Methods: Using data from a national school test programme, tests from Grades 2-8 were compared for children whose parents had been treated for torture and war trauma as to their peers. Referral to specialized rehabilitation clinics was used to identify the traumatized parent group. The mean score difference was estimated using multilevel linear regression, and outcomes were measured within groups of parental region of origin to allow for region-specific effects. The odds of missing a test were also estimated with multilevel logistic regression.
Results: The study included 854 467 children [median age (interquartile range) =12 (3.3)] of which 7809 were children of the trauma-exposed parents. The analysis revealed that children of torture survivors achieved test scores between -6% (95% CI: -0.13, 0.00) and -38% (95% CI: -0.44, -0.32) of a standard deviation compared to children of non-traumatized parents, adjusted for the main effect of region of origin. They were also more likely to miss a test [OR=4.95 (95% CI: 4.30, 5.71)].
Conclusions: The findings indicate that risk factors for poorer school performance cluster in children of traumatized refugee parents, and reveal the possible adverse educational effects of trauma across generations.
(© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.)