Crescendo em meio à adversidade: uma revisão integrativa sobre crianças em zonas de conflito armado

Sophia Ivantes-Rodrigues; Camila Cortellete Pereira da Silva; Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira; Lucas França Garcia

doi:10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.2100

Crecer en medio de la adversidad: una revisión integradora de los niños en zonas de conflicto armado

Autores/as

Sophia Ivantes-Rodrigues Universidade Cesumar de Maringá https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9967-6049
Camila Cortellete Pereira da Silva Universidade Cesumar de Maringá https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-5556
Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira Universidade Cesumar de Maringá https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5278-0676
Lucas França Garcia Universidade Cesumar de Maringá https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5815-6150

Resumen

Experiências adversas na infância são eventos de vida potencialmente impactantes ao desenvolvimento e podem ter efeitos de longo prazo na saúde. O objetivo deste trabalho foi compreender as mudanças biopsicossociais em crianças e adolescentes que vivenciaram conflitos armados. Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura, que teve como pergunta de pesquisa: “Quais as mudanças biopsicossociais podem ser identificadas em crianças que vivenciaram eventos traumáticos como guerras e conflitos armados de larga escala”. Foram incluídos na amostra 25 artigos originais de pesquisa. Foram construídas quatro categorias temáticas por meio da análise de conteúdo de Bardin: “Adolescentes e coping: a promoção da resiliência”, “Maternidade, desenvolvimento e guerra”, “Intervenções comunitárias, suporte social e estratégias de coping” e “Desenvolvimento infantil: consequências da guerra”. Os estudos ressaltam a importância do desenvolvimento e utilização de diferentes estratégias para a promoção da saúde mental de crianças e adolescentes expostos a conflitos armados.

Palabras clave

Desenvolvimento infantil, Modelos biopsicossociais, Guerras e conflitos armados, Violência doméstica contra a criança

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Biografía del autor/a

Sophia Ivantes-Rodrigues, Universidade Cesumar de Maringá

Acadêmica do Curso de Psicologia da Unicesumar. Bolsista do Programa de Iniciação Científica PIBIC da Unicesumar.

Camila Cortellete Pereira da Silva, Universidade Cesumar de Maringá

Mestre em Promoção da Saúde. Docente do Curso de Psicologia — UNICESUMAR.

Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira, Universidade Cesumar de Maringá

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde. Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do ICETI-Unicesumar. Bolsista de Produtividade PQ2 do CNPq.

Lucas França Garcia, Universidade Cesumar de Maringá

Doutor em Medicina: Ciências Médicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde, Unicesumar. Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do ICETI-Unicesumar.