Coping with post-war mental health problems among survivors of violence in Northern Uganda

Findings from the Ways study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4228045
AutoresKennedy Amone-P’olak (0000-0003-4493-0659, University of Botswana, Botswana), Bernard Omech (0000-0002-3087-736X, University of Botswana, Botswana)
Año2020
Volumen25
Número12
Páginas1857-1870
Fecha de publicación2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105318775185
PMID29781333
OpenAlexW2804355107
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas43

Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mental health problems were assessed in a sample of war-affected youth in Northern Uganda. Univariable and multivariable regression models were fitted to assess the influence of CERS on mental health problems. Maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., rumination) were significantly associated with more mental health problems while adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., putting into perspective) were associated with reporting fewer symptoms of mental health problems. The youth with significant scores on mental health problems (scores ≥ 85th percentile) reported more frequent use of maladaptive than adaptive strategies. Interventions to reduce mental health problems should focus on enhancing the use of adaptive strategies

Cognition · Coping (psychology · Environmental health · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Rumination · Suicide prevention · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics