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The evacuation of British children during World War II
— a preliminary investigation into the long-term psychological effects | | Author(s) | D Foster, S Davies, H Steele |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 7, no 5, September 2003 |
| Pages | pp 398-408 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | War ; Stress ; Long term ; Well being ; Personal relationships ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Attachment theory is used to hypothesise whether the experience of children evacuated during World War II unaccompanied by their parents had long-term effects on their psychological well-being. Mediating and moderating factors were also investigated. A retrospective, non-randomised design was used to compare 169 former evacuees with 43 people who were children during the war but not evacuated. No differences between the groups were found in terms of demographic variables or exposure to war-related events. All participants completed a range of standardised self-report questionnaires. Findings indicate that former evacuees were more likely to have insecure attachment styles with lower levels of psychological well-being. Satisfaction with, but not quality of, current social support was found to mediate the relationship between attachment style and present psychological well-being. Although conclusions are limited by the method of measurement of attachment style, non-randomised design and method of recruitment, the findings offer an indication that the experience of evacuation is associated with long-term psychological vulnerability through its relationship with insecure attachment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031007238 A |
| Classmark | VMC: QNH: 4Q: D:F:5HH: DS: 3F |
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