Making meaningful space for oneself

Photo-based dialogue with siblings of refugee children with severe withdrawal symptoms

Bibliographic Data

ID12711504
AuthorsMalin Svensson (Nordic School of Public Health, corresponding author), Solvig Ekblad (0000-0002-8073-5415, Stockholm University), Henry Ascher (0000-0001-7194-9908, Nordic School of Public Health)
Year2009
Volume7
Issue2
Pages209-228
Publication date2009-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren s Geographies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1473-3277 • E-ISSN: 1473-3285
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14733280902798902
OpenAlexW2022568960
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited24

The current study explores the use of children's photographs to establish a dialogue about everyday life with healthy siblings of refugee children with severe withdrawal symptoms (SWS). Asylum-seeking refugee children in Sweden with SWS have been officially observed since 2000, yet research has overlooked their healthy siblings. We studied three healthy siblings and found photography to be an applicable communicative tool. When parents focus their attention on the ill child, the healthy children create space for themselves and indicate both resilience and vulnerability. We suggest that, together with a dialogue, children's own photographs are useful for research with refugee children in vulnerable situations

Developmental psychology · Political science · Psychological resilience · Refugee · Vulnerability (computing · Children's Rights and Participation · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Psychology · Social Psychology

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