Almost every child in Kurdistan-Iraq is currently growing up as the son or daughter of survivors of collective persecution and genocidal activity carried out during Saddam Hussein's regime. The aim of this study is to communicate first impressions of the second generation's situation and to examine possible effects of transgenerational transmission of unprocessed trauma. Based on fieldwork and interviews with parents who experienced torture and chemical attacks and their adolescent children, strong indications of unprocessed traumatizations were found on the parents' side. They are irritable and show dysfunctional parenting behavior in the form of physical abuse. Indications for boundary blurring and parentification as well as psychological burden – including problems with studying and dysphoric mood – were found among the children. Politicians and professionals in Kurdistan-Iraq need to be aware of possible transmission of parents' traumatic experiences to their children and should provide adequate services.

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“……是的，这很难，因为我们必须满足她的心”——探索库尔德斯坦-伊拉克集体迫害和种族灭绝的跨代影响

库尔德斯坦-伊拉克的几乎每个孩子目前都是作为萨达姆侯赛因政权期间集体迫害和种族灭绝活动幸存者的儿子或女儿长大的。本研究的目的是传达对第二代情况的第一印象，并检查未经处理的创伤跨代传播的可能影响。根据对遭受酷刑和化学袭击的父母及其青少年子女的实地调查和采访，发现父母一方有强烈的未处理创伤迹象。他们易怒，并以身体虐待的形式表现出功能失调的养育行为。在儿童中发现了界限模糊和为人父母的迹象以及心理负担——包括学习问题和烦躁情绪。