Kanagaratnam Pushpa, Raundalen Magne, Asbjørnsen Arve E
Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Norway.
Scand J Psychol. 2005 Dec;46(6):511-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00483.x.
This study focuses on the impact of present ideological commitment on posttraumatic stress symptoms in former child soldiers living in exile. Eighteen men and two women (aged 25-37), who had joined different Tamil armed groups in Sri Lanka between the ages of 13 and 17 years, participated. The Impact of Event Scale was used to measure posttraumatic symptoms. Qualitative methods were used to investigate the participants' ideological commitment. Participants reported being exposed to many potentially traumatizing events, and had high scores on the Impact of Event Scale. Twenty-five percent of the sample showed strong ideological commitment to the "cause". Ideological commitment at the present seemed to predict better mental health when exposure was less intense and overwhelming. Time had a negative impact on ideological commitment.
本研究聚焦于当前的意识形态信念对流亡中的前儿童兵创伤后应激症状的影响。18名男性和2名女性（年龄在25 - 37岁之间）参与了研究，他们在13至17岁期间加入了斯里兰卡不同的泰米尔武装组织。采用事件影响量表来测量创伤后症状。运用定性方法调查参与者的意识形态信念。参与者报告称经历了许多可能造成创伤的事件，且在事件影响量表上得分较高。25%的样本显示出对“事业”的强烈意识形态信念。当暴露程度不那么强烈且难以承受时，当前的意识形态信念似乎预示着更好的心理健康状况。时间对意识形态信念有负面影响。
