Predictors of Traumatization Among Humanitarian Aid Workers Working With Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye

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dc.authoridKARAASLAN, Cemrenur/0000-0002-4643-5996
dc.authoridErgul Topcu, Aysun/0000-0002-2657-5983
dc.authoridDIKMEER, DENIZ ILKIZ/0000-0001-9511-3478
dc.contributor.authorAltinoglu-Dikmeer, Ilkiz
dc.contributor.authorErgul-Topcu, Aysun
dc.contributor.authorKaraaslan, Cemrenur
dc.contributor.authorcakmak-Tolan, Ozlem
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-22T14:09:10Z
dc.date.available2025-02-22T14:09:10Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractRefugees and asylum-seekers flee their countries due to conflict, violence or persecution and seek safety in another country. Professionals working with refugees in host countries are being exposed to the narratives of their traumatic experiences, an important risk factor for vicarious posttraumatic stress. The current study examined predictors for traumatic stress in humanitarian aid workers working with refugees and asylum seekers in T & uuml;rkiye. We surveyed 156 participants (67.3% women) from various disciplines (psychologists, social workers, interpreters, lawyers etc.) to examine their traumatic stress, resilience and stress coping mechanisms. We used Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS), Adult Resilience Measure (ARM) and Coping Styles Inventory (CSI) for data collection. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected online from participants who were contacted through snowball sampling method, starting with the participants working with refugees at public agencies and NGOs. The regression analyses showed that the level of traumatic stress is predicted by feelings of fatigue, number of years worked with the refugees, presence of previous psychological problems and being a social worker. The relational resources subdimension of resilience and helpless coping style are also significantly associated with traumatic stress. Considering the rapidly developing phenomenon of migration all over the world, the findings of the current study could contribute to improve protective and preventive interventions for the psychological wellbeing of humanitarian aid workers.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jcop.23169
dc.identifier.issn0090-4392
dc.identifier.issn1520-6629
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid39692028en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85212397327en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23169
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/29819
dc.identifier.volume53en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001379111000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Community Psychologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250222
dc.subjectcoping with stressen_US
dc.subjecthumanitarian aid (relief) workersen_US
dc.subjectrefugeesen_US
dc.subjectresilienceen_US
dc.subjectsecondary traumaen_US
dc.subjecttraumatic stressen_US
dc.titlePredictors of Traumatization Among Humanitarian Aid Workers Working With Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiyeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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