2024
Syrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers implementing problem management plus: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to measure the mechanisms of effect on their own wellbeing, stress and coping
Nakkash R, Ghandour L, Brown G, Panter-Brick C, Bomar H, Tleis M, Al Masri H, Fares M, Al Halabi F, Najjar Y, Louis B, Hodroj M, Chamoun Y, Zarzour M, Afifi R. Syrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers implementing problem management plus: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to measure the mechanisms of effect on their own wellbeing, stress and coping. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2024, 40: 101325. PMID: 39045391, PMCID: PMC11263753, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity mental health workersProblem Management PlusMental health workersHealth workersYoung adultsEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsRandomized controlled trial protocolEngagement of young adultsNational Institute of Mental HealthInstitute of Mental HealthMental health consequencesRandomized controlled trialsPsychosocial interventionsMental healthMechanisms of effectCoping outcomesHealth consequencesEnhance wellbeingReduce stressTrial protocolWellbeingPrimary analysisRefugee populationsAdultsSyrian refugeesVolunteer programs, empowerment, and life satisfaction in Jordan: mapping local knowledge and systems change to inform public policy and science diplomacy
Panter-Brick C, Qtaishat L, Eggerman J, Thomas H, Kumar P, Dajani R. Volunteer programs, empowerment, and life satisfaction in Jordan: mapping local knowledge and systems change to inform public policy and science diplomacy. Frontiers In Sociology 2024, 9: 1371760. PMID: 38873342, PMCID: PMC11170447, DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1371760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic policyVolunteer programsScience diplomacyLife satisfactionConcept of empowermentGlobal SouthSyrian refugeesCultural empowermentLocal communitiesDiverse narrativesEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLocal perspectiveParticipatory approachParticipatory methodologyIdentified several dimensionsReduce cultural biasTrained volunteersPolicyJordanian womenDiplomacyCatalyze changeCultural biasEmpirical evidenceProgram efficacy
2023
Coparenting, mental health, and the pursuit of dignity: A systems-level analysis of refugee father-mother narratives
Khraisha Q, Sawalha L, Hadfield K, Al-Soleiti M, Dajani R, Panter-Brick C. Coparenting, mental health, and the pursuit of dignity: A systems-level analysis of refugee father-mother narratives. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 340: 116452. PMID: 38171170, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContext of precarityThematic analysisPursuits of dignitySemi-structured interviewsSocial changeRefugee parentsRefugee literatureFamily's dignityIntergenerational experiencesSyrian refugeesAgentic modelFamily unityIntergenerational changesFamily togethernessParenting approachesFamily systemDignityOrdinary parentsRefugeesDyadic understandingFamily cohesionMental healthCoparentingIntergenerational responsesSocial networks, empowerment, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee and Jordanian women: Implications for development and social inclusion
Eggerman J, Dajani R, Kumar P, Chui S, Qtaishat L, Kharouf A, Panter-Brick C. Social networks, empowerment, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee and Jordanian women: Implications for development and social inclusion. World Development 2023, 170: 106324. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial inclusionSyrian refugeesPoor householdsSocial tiesSocial networksParticipatory network mappingCommunity leadership rolesUrban poor womenProductive research agendaCommunity-based workSocial networks matterSense of empowermentJordanian womenRefugee crisisDevelopment assistanceSocial actorsLocal meaningsSocial changeWomen's empowermentHost communitiesPoor womenDevelopment initiativesVolunteer workNetworks matterResearch agendaPathways to resilience and pathways to flourishing: Examining the added-value of multisystem research and intervention in contexts of war and forced displacement
Panter-Brick C. Pathways to resilience and pathways to flourishing: Examining the added-value of multisystem research and intervention in contexts of war and forced displacement. Development And Psychopathology 2023, 35: 2214-2225. PMID: 37766475, DOI: 10.1017/s095457942300113x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContext of warHumanitarian crisesHumanitarian workSyrian refugeesHumanitarian researchRefugee populationsFamily contextSocial networksDistributive modelProfessional assistancePolicyNew mindsetWarSystems-based researchContextHuman experienceProgram evaluationResilienceResearch skillsPracticeHumanitarianismRefugeesResearchEmpowermentAfghanistan
2021
Comparing online and in-person surveys: assessing a measure of resilience with Syrian refugee youth
Panter-Brick C, Dajani R, Hamadmad D, Hadfield K. Comparing online and in-person surveys: assessing a measure of resilience with Syrian refugee youth. International Journal Of Social Research Methodology 2021, 25: 703-709. DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2021.1919789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyrian refugeesCrisis-affected communitiesSyrian refugee youthSame survey instrumentRefugee youthSocio-economic statusHumanitarian researchCOVID-19 containmentMiddle East regionRefugeesOnline surveyMethodological challengesOnline researchMeasures of resilienceResilience measuresEast regionPerson survey
2019
Minds Under Siege: Cognitive Signatures of Poverty and Trauma in Refugee and Non‐Refugee Adolescents
Chen A, Panter‐Brick C, Hadfield K, Dajani R, Hamoudi A, Sheridan M. Minds Under Siege: Cognitive Signatures of Poverty and Trauma in Refugee and Non‐Refugee Adolescents. Child Development 2019, 90: 1856-1865. PMID: 31646618, PMCID: PMC6900191, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive signatureGender-balanced sampleNeurocognitive pathwaysExecutive functionPosttraumatic stressWM deficitsTrauma exposureInhibitory controlCognitive functionChildhood adversityMindSyrian refugeesImpact of warWMSubstantial violenceAdversityMemoryAdolescentsFearDeficitsRelative contributionCareful distinctionInsecurityAssociationMeasures
2017
Resilience in Context: A Brief and Culturally Grounded Measure for Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Host‐Community Adolescents
Panter‐Brick C, Hadfield K, Dajani R, Eggerman M, Ager A, Ungar M. Resilience in Context: A Brief and Culturally Grounded Measure for Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Host‐Community Adolescents. Child Development 2017, 89: 1803-1820. PMID: 28617937, PMCID: PMC6208286, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyrian refugeesCommunity-level dimensionsYouth Resilience MeasureLifetime trauma exposureMental health symptomsThree-factor structureConflict settingsConfirmatory factor analysisQualitative workSocial responsibilityResource accessTrauma exposureRefugeesResilience scoresHealth symptomsCYRM-12Convergent validityMeasurement equivalenceResilience measuresCYRMItem loadingsFactor analysisResilienceUseful measureMeasures