Psychological impact of disaster and migration on preschool children following the 2023 Turkey earthquakes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7148888 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rahime Duygu Temelturk (0000-0002-9303-5944, Ankara University), Merve Cikili-Uytun (0000-0002-2381-5742, Ankara University), Esra Yurumez (0000-0002-7051-5662, Ankara University, corresponding author), Nisa Didem Zengin (0009-0004-3277-8885, Ankara University), Ummuhan Buyukkal (0009-0001-8109-7910, Ankara University), Didem Behice Oztop (0000-0003-3189-2112, Ankara University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | e20-e20 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/gmh.2025.13 |
| PMID | 40028384 |
| OpenAlex | W4407113685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the Turkey 2023 earthquakes on preschool-aged children and to compare them with those with other life-threatening traumas. Thirty-four preschool children who experienced earthquakes on February 6, 2023, and applied to our outpatient clinic in the following 3 months, and 37 other trauma-experienced preschool children were included in this cross-sectional study. Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment/Post-Traumatic Stress sections were conducted. Parents were asked to complete the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale and the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5–5 to evaluate stress-related reactions alongside psychiatric problems of children. The results showed that acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more common in the earthquake-experienced group than in the other trauma-experienced group (Fisher’s exact test, 52.9% vs. 8.1%, p p = 0.004, respectively). Migration after the earthquake had no additional impact on trauma-related psychiatric outcomes, either ASD or PTSD ( p = .153, and p = 0.106, respectively); whereas sleep problems predicted PTSD (OR = 1.26, β = 0.42, p = 0.036) in the earthquake-experienced group. Our study provides implications for understanding the psychological impact of earthquakes and risk factors for PTSD among preschool children
Environmental health · Geography · Meteorology · Natural disaster · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |