Journal article
The longitudinal association between moral injury appraisals and psychological outcomes in refugees
A Nickerson, Y Byrow, J Hoffman, M O'Donnell, RA Bryant, N Mastrogiovanni, T McMahon, G Benson, V Mau, BJ Liddell
Psychological Medicine | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background Refugees report a diverse array of psychological responses following persecution and displacement. Little is known, however, regarding the mechanisms that underlie differential psychological reactions in refugees. This study investigated the longitudinal impact of negative moral appraisals about one's own actions [i.e. moral injury-self (MI-self) appraisals] and others' actions [i.e. moral injury-other (MI-others) appraisals] on a variety of psychological symptoms over a period of 6 months. Methods Participants were 1085 Arabic, Farsi, Tamil, or English-speaking refugees who completed a survey at baseline and 6 months later either on-line or via pen-and-paper. The survey indexed d..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the contribution of the Australian Red Cross and Settlement Services International to this study. Funding Statement: This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (AN, BL, MOD, VM; LP160100670). The authors also like to acknowledge the contributions of Rosanna Pajak and Susan Li to study conception and data collection, Zachary Steel and David Berle to study conception, and Stephanie Murphy, Candy Liu, Amber Hamilton, Savannah Minihan, Joel Hoffman, Lillian Le, Shraddha Kashyap, Philippa Specker, Ola Ahmed, Jessica Cheung, Miriam Den and Emma Doolan to data collection in this study. They also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of refugee casework and counselling services in Australia in study recruitment.