Abstract:

Limited information exists on life satisfaction and hope of internally displaced children in conflict-affected areas. Using both the ecological and resilience frameworks on children's well-being, this study investigates the associations between age, gender, parent-child relationship and livelihood support on life satisfaction and hope of conflict affected children. The study focuses on children aged 7-18 years (n=384) within two states in Northeast Nigeria using regression analysis. The children completed a self-report survey addressing diverse questions, such as age, gender, parent-child relationship, family type, relationship to household head, livelihood support, life satisfaction and hope. Parent-child relationship and living within an extended family system were positively associated with higher life satisfaction and higher levels of hope. Economic stress negatively influenced life satisfaction while livelihood support was positively associated with hope. Our findings suggest that intervention programs should focus on both livelihood factors as well as a positive parent-child relationship in order to produce a positive impact on the life satisfaction and hope of displaced children.

摘要：

关于受冲突影响地区境内流离失所儿童的生活满意度和希望的信息有限。本研究利用生态和复原力框架对儿童福祉进行调查，调查年龄、性别、亲子关系和生计支持与受冲突影响儿童的生活满意度和希望之间的关系。该研究使用回归分析重点关注尼日利亚东北部两个州内 7-18 岁（n=384）的儿童。孩子们完成了一份针对不同问题的自我报告调查，例如年龄、性别、亲子关系、家庭类型、与户主的关系、生计支持、生活满意度和希望。亲子关系和生活在大家庭系统中与更高的生活满意度和更高的希望水平呈正相关。经济压力对生活满意度产生负面影响，而生计支持与希望呈正相关。我们的研究结果表明，干预计划应关注生计因素以及积极的亲子关系，以便对流离失所儿童的生活满意度和希望产生积极影响。