Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo
This study was conducted in the eastern DR Congo to analyze the trauma of children born of rape (CBOR), and their behavior as it is perceived by their parents and community. Twenty-four families of women rape survivors and twenty-seven control families were used. The Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Ch...
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| author | Cécilia A. Foussiakda Claire Gavray Yannick Mugumaarhahama Juvenal B. Balegamire Adelaïde Blavier |
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| description | This study was conducted in the eastern DR Congo to analyze the trauma of children born of rape (CBOR), and their behavior as it is perceived by their parents and community. Twenty-four families of women rape survivors and twenty-seven control families were used. The Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children, Child Behavior Checklist, and Child and Youth Resilience Measure tests were applied. In addition, a discussion group was conducted with community members. Comparatively to girls, boys born from rape are traumatized and have psychopathological concerns such as anxiety, depression, and summation, and high internalized and externalized behaviors compared to boys from control families. Furthermore, CBOR are aggressive and gather in gangs. Despite the suffering, both CBOR and their siblings increase their resilience over the years and derive it from their environment, especially in the absence of the father who has become a polygamist. Girls born of rape are more resilient than their siblings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-864d6b74f7db4d5784eb11d0d3c627672023-12-22T14:38:00ZengMDPI AGPsych2624-86112023-11-01541156116910.3390/psych5040077Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of CongoCécilia A. Foussiakda0Claire Gavray1Yannick Mugumaarhahama2Juvenal B. Balegamire3Adelaïde Blavier4Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Logopedics and Education Sciences, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, BelgiumDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, BelgiumDepartment of Biometrics, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu P.O. Box 3323, Democratic Republic of the CongoFaculty of Social Sciences, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu P.O. Box 3323, Democratic Republic of the CongoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Logopedics and Education Sciences, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, BelgiumThis study was conducted in the eastern DR Congo to analyze the trauma of children born of rape (CBOR), and their behavior as it is perceived by their parents and community. Twenty-four families of women rape survivors and twenty-seven control families were used. The Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children, Child Behavior Checklist, and Child and Youth Resilience Measure tests were applied. In addition, a discussion group was conducted with community members. Comparatively to girls, boys born from rape are traumatized and have psychopathological concerns such as anxiety, depression, and summation, and high internalized and externalized behaviors compared to boys from control families. Furthermore, CBOR are aggressive and gather in gangs. Despite the suffering, both CBOR and their siblings increase their resilience over the years and derive it from their environment, especially in the absence of the father who has become a polygamist. Girls born of rape are more resilient than their siblings.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8611/5/4/77children born of rapepsychopathologytraumaresiliencegenderbehavior |
| spellingShingle | Cécilia A. Foussiakda Claire Gavray Yannick Mugumaarhahama Juvenal B. Balegamire Adelaïde Blavier Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo Psych children born of rape psychopathology trauma resilience gender behavior |
| title | Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_full | Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_fullStr | Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_short | Gender Differences, Trauma, and Resilience of Children Born of Rape, and Perception of Their Behavior by Parents and the Community in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_sort | gender differences trauma and resilience of children born of rape and perception of their behavior by parents and the community in the east of the democratic republic of congo |
| topic | children born of rape psychopathology trauma resilience gender behavior |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8611/5/4/77 |
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