The role of spirituality in building up the resilience of migrant children in Central America
Bridging the gap between needs and responses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20504451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Alejandra Andrade Vinueza (MA International Child Studies at the School of education, Communication and Society at King's College London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-101 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1364436x.2016.1278359 |
| OpenAlex | W2593318478 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
Academic research across different disciplines has evidenced that spirituality contributes significantly to the building up of resilience. Little research, however, exists on the relationship between spirituality and resilience among displaced children. Enquiring into this particular area is urgent not only because of the increasing numbers of displaced children in the world today but also because of the insufficiency of current responses, which fail to address children’s deep questions about life, themselves, the world and God. This paper argues that spirituality has the potential to answer these deep existential needs, and, by doing so, can constitute a key resilience factor for migrant children. Furthermore, it argues for the value of using interdisciplinary approaches to explore these issues. Through a qualitative investigation involving adult professionals working with migrant children and adult faith leaders and/or experts in spirituality, this paper provides new insights into how to understand the relationship between spirituality and resilience among displaced populations, and how to nurture migrant children’s spirituality in multi-faith and non-faith settings
Epistemology · Existentialism · Faith · Nature versus nurture · Political science · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |