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The relation between quality of life and future expectations for refugee adolescents
Author(s) -
Özçevik Subaşi Damla,
Akça Sümengen Aylin,
Ekim Ayfer,
Ocakçı Ayşe Ferda,
Beşer Ayşe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/jcap.12314
Subject(s) - refugee , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological intervention , psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , gerontology , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , political science , geography , cartography , law , psychotherapist
Problem Refugee children and their families encounter various challenges in a new country. Studies on this issue reveal the presence of negative expectations on the future and life among refugees. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between quality of life and future expectations in refugee adolescents. Methods This descriptive and cross‐sectional study was conducted in Turkey. In this study, 76 refugee adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 participated. The study data were collected between September and December 2019 from two of the schools located in Istanbul. Study data were collected by using Future Expectation Scale for Adolescents (FESA) and Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire (PedsQL). Findings The mean ages of the participants were 15.7 ± 1.1 and all of them were females. A positive relationship was found between future expectations and quality of life. Conclusions The results showed that a positive significant relation was detected between quality‐of‐life scores and future expectations' scores. Understanding the factors affecting future expectations of refugee adolescents will help to plan interventions compatible with issues confronting adolescents.