Most people who experience trauma want to thrive and often find paths to well-being and healthy functioning. This scoping review explores the existing evidence on adversity and resilience in southeastern European countries, focusing on Kosovo. There is a lack of research on trauma and resilience in cultures outside the US and Western Europe. The paper provides a brief cultural and historical overview of this region and the collectivist cultures found there. We draw from a range of interdisciplinary literatures to identify key strengths that have the potential to improve health outcomes for trauma victims in this region. Overall, 42 papers from PsycInfo and PubMed were identified, using keywords such as "resilience" or "health" and "Kosovo," "Balkans," and "Southeastern Europe." Findings from this scoping review show that different cultural values, norms, and societal ecologies impact resilience within these societies. Some strengths, such as social support and sense of purpose, echoed similar research in the US and Western Europe. There was also evidence that factors such as dignity, family solidarity, social activism, and nationwide meaning-making are strengths associated with resilience for these collectivist societies of southeastern Europe. We also consider the implications of the results for other post-conflict societies. Finally, findings from this review call for culturally sensitive strength-based perspectives in promoting health and well-being after the high dosages of trauma common in this region.

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科索沃和东南欧创伤后的恢复力：范围界定审查。

大多数经历过创伤的人都希望茁壮成长，并且经常找到通往幸福和健康功能的道路。本次范围界定审查探讨了东南欧国家逆境和复原力的现有证据，重点关注科索沃。缺乏对美国和西欧以外文化中的创伤和复原力的研究。本文简要介绍了该地区的文化和历史以及那里发现的集体主义文化。我们借鉴了一系列跨学科文献，以确定有可能改善该地区创伤受害者健康结果的关键优势。总体而言，PsycInfo 和 PubMed 共找到了 42 篇论文，其中使用了“弹性”或“健康”、“科索沃”、“巴尔干”和“东南欧”等关键词。此次范围界定审查的结果表明，不同的文化价值观、规范和社会生态会影响这些社会的复原力。社会支持和使命感等一些优势与美国和西欧的类似研究相呼应。还有证据表明，尊严、家庭团结、社会行动主义和全国范围的意义建构等因素是东南欧集体主义社会复原力的优势。我们还考虑了结果对其他冲突后社会的影响。最后，本次审查的结果呼吁在该地区普遍遭受高剂量创伤后，采取文化敏感、基于力量的观点来促进健康和福祉。