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  • Child Psychology
  • Disaster Mental Health
  • Coping Mechanisms

Background:

  • Children's responses to disasters are complex and influenced by disaster type and socio-demographic factors.
  • Research on children's disaster coping has expanded significantly in recent decades.
  • Existing literature highlights both adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies in youth post-disaster.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and synthesize published literature on children's coping strategies in disaster contexts.
  • To examine the influence of disaster type, cultural factors, and socio-demographic variables on children's coping.
  • To evaluate the methodologies employed in assessing children's coping behaviors following disasters.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature search of published studies on children's coping in disaster settings.
  • Analysis of research focusing on disaster type, cultural, and socio-demographic influences.
  • Review of assessment methods used to measure coping in children affected by disasters.

Main Results:

  • Children's disaster experiences and coping mechanisms are highly variable, influenced by disaster specifics and context.
  • Key limitations identified include a lack of definitional consensus for children's coping, few standardized disaster-specific measures, and limited culturally adapted tools.
  • Research highlights the need for improved conceptualization and measurement of diverse coping processes across different cultural settings.

Conclusions:

  • Enhancing the understanding of children's disaster coping requires addressing current gaps in definitions and assessment tools.
  • Future research should prioritize clearer conceptual frameworks, culturally sensitive measures, and longitudinal, multi-systemic approaches.
  • Strengthening support systems for children facing increasing disaster frequency and severity necessitates improved research methodologies.