Adaptation of Harvard trauma questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia
Abstract
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia is significantly increasing. Many have experienced traumatic events and suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. In order to provide them with adequate assistance, caregivers need adjusted assessment tools. The main goal of this research was the adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. A total of 16 focus groups were interviewed in two phases in order to create an adequate list of traumatic events for this population. The adapted list was subsequently administered to 226 persons seeking asylum in Serbia, along with the remaining parts of HTQ, HSCL-25 and BDI-II. Results show that the adapted list of traumatic events, as well as a shorter version, has good validity and other metric properties. The adaptation of the first assessment tool for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia has significant practical implications.
Keywords:
traumatic events / refugees / HTQ / asylum seekersSource:
Psihologija, 2016, 49, 3, 277-299Publisher:
- Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- UNHCR Serbia
DOI: 10.2298/PSI1603277V
ISSN: 0048-5705
WoS: 000393193900005
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84994627923
Institution/Community
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Vukčević, Maša AU - Momirović, Jelena AU - Purić, Danka PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2260 AB - The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia is significantly increasing. Many have experienced traumatic events and suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. In order to provide them with adequate assistance, caregivers need adjusted assessment tools. The main goal of this research was the adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. A total of 16 focus groups were interviewed in two phases in order to create an adequate list of traumatic events for this population. The adapted list was subsequently administered to 226 persons seeking asylum in Serbia, along with the remaining parts of HTQ, HSCL-25 and BDI-II. Results show that the adapted list of traumatic events, as well as a shorter version, has good validity and other metric properties. The adaptation of the first assessment tool for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia has significant practical implications. PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd T2 - Psihologija T1 - Adaptation of Harvard trauma questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia EP - 299 IS - 3 SP - 277 VL - 49 DO - 10.2298/PSI1603277V ER -
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Vukčević, M., Momirović, J.,& Purić, D.. (2016). Adaptation of Harvard trauma questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. in Psihologija Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 49(3), 277-299. https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1603277V
Vukčević M, Momirović J, Purić D. Adaptation of Harvard trauma questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia. in Psihologija. 2016;49(3):277-299. doi:10.2298/PSI1603277V .
Vukčević, Maša, Momirović, Jelena, Purić, Danka, "Adaptation of Harvard trauma questionnaire for working with refugees and asylum seekers in Serbia" in Psihologija, 49, no. 3 (2016):277-299, https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1603277V . .