Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 4 · Licensed source edition
Post-resettlement context matters: a qualitative study of refugee parents’ responses to child trauma in low-resource settings
Originally published 2026-07-21 · European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Taylor & Francis · DOI 10.1080/20008066.2026.2693362 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Which experiences might shape how a parent interprets a child’s fear after relocation?
Parents describe how they interpret distress after resettlement and what practical limits they face when trying to help a child.
Who was studied?
Thirty refugee parents interviewed in economically deprived communities in Iran.
Age / stage: Children in resettled families
Read with three questions
- Which responses did parents attribute to resources and conditions after resettlement?
- Which perspectives or family circumstances might the recruitment approach have missed?
- Which experiences might shape how a parent interprets a child’s fear after relocation?
Keep the limits in view
Interviews document the accounts and contexts of participants rather than the frequency of an experience across all families. Interpretation depends on recruitment and analysis.
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Mohsen Rajabi; Rachel Calam; Fatemeh Bagherifard; Victoria Williamson; Fatemeh Ashrafi; Anke Karl; Sarah L Halligan (2026). Post-resettlement context matters: a qualitative study of refugee parents’ responses to child trauma in low-resource settings European Journal of Psychotraumatology. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2693362
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