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Safety fears and relocation stressors related to flawed buildings: Ireland's defective concrete crisis

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of defective concrete in the construction of buildings in Ireland has led to widespread property deterioration, displacement, financial loss, and psychological distress for thousands of families. No research to date has examined mental health outcomes or associated risk factors among affected individuals.
Oisin Keenan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impaired recognition of facial expressions of emotions in refugees: The role of war‐related trauma

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to traumatic events is associated with biases in the perception of emotional facial expressions. By bridging research on trauma exposure and emotion recognition, the present study investigated the impact of war‐related trauma on the recognition of facial expressions of emotions in a sample of war trauma–exposed refugees (N = 108) from
Edita Fino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing response bias in reports of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: An application of the nonverbal response card in a survey of youth in Burkina Faso

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Response bias for sensitive questions in face‐to‐face interviewer‐administered surveys is a common problem. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the nonverbal response card (NVRC) in soliciting responses to questions about lifetime trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
David P. Lindstrom   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potentially morally injurious events and posttraumatic stress symptom change across the military‐to‐civilian transition: A prospective study

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract This prospective study examined whether exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs), specifically self‐attributed transgressions, other‐attributed transgressions, and experiences of betrayal, predicted change in posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and reintegration difficulty during the military‐to‐civilian transition (MCT). U.S.
Walter J. Sowden   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Long‐Read Nanopore Sequencing for Precision Resolution of Genomic Variants in Dystonia

open access: yesMovement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although many individuals with dystonia present with features indicative of single‐gene etiologies, obtaining definitive genetic diagnoses can be challenging. Objective We assessed the value of nanopore‐based long‐read sequencing (LRS) in achieving molecular clarification of dystonic syndromes.
Ugo Sorrentino   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to Keep Them Inside? Organizational and Motivational Factors That Influence Volunteer Retention for Refugee Aid Organizations

open access: yesNonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Refugee aid organizations depend to a large extent on volunteers. These organizations have difficulties retaining volunteers. The question then is: what can refugee aid organizations do to keep their' volunteers inside? Prior work suggests that satisfaction with the organization and motivations to continue volunteering may be of particular ...
Maikel Meijeren   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Back to the Mission. Revisiting Slack in Nonprofits and Introducing Tappable Slack

open access: yesNonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to and develops the previous literature on excess resources (“slack”) in nonprofit organizations through a conceptual analysis of the implications that the organizational distinctiveness of nonprofits carries for our understanding of slack in these organizations.
Marta Reuter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Global Summit of Refugees and the importance of refugee self-representation

open access: yesForced Migration Review, 2018
In June 2018, 72 refugee representatives from 27 refugee-hosting countries gathered in Geneva for the first-ever Global Summit of Refugees.
The Global Summit of Refugees Steering Committee
doaj  

A Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Localization: The Case of HelpAge International

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many transnational non‐governmental organizations (TNGOs) are reevaluating their organizational forms and norms as they pursue localization. Localization itself is a contested and multifaceted concept, however, complicating the design, implementation, and evaluation of localization efforts.
Hans Peter Schmitz, George E. Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

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