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Titel: Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma across Three Generations of Alevi Kurds
VerfasserIn: Kizilhan, Jan Ilhan
Noll-Hussong, Michael
Wenzel, Thomas
Sprache: Englisch
Titel: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Bandnummer: 19
Heft: 1
Verlag/Plattform: MDPI
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Freie Schlagwörter: psychological trauma
transgenerational transmission
genocide
DDC-Sachgruppe: 610 Medizin, Gesundheit
Dokumenttyp: Journalartikel / Zeitschriftenartikel
Abstract: Background: Thus far, most researchers on genocide and transgenerational transmissions have focused on the National Socialist Holocaust as the most abhorrent example of this severe human rights violation. Few data have been published on other ethnic or religious groups affected by genocidal actions in this context. Methodology: Using a mixed-method approach integrating qualitative interviews with standardized instruments (SCID and PDS), this study examines how individual and collective trauma have been handed down across three generations in an Alevi Kurd community whose members (have) suffered genocidal perpetrations over a longer time period (a “genocidal environment”). Qualitative, open-ended interviews with members of three generations answering questions yielded information on (a) how their lives are shaped by the genocidal experiences from the previous generation and related victim experiences, (b) how the genocidal events were communicated in family narratives, and (c) coping strategies used. The first generation is the generation which directly suffered the genocidal actions. The second generation consists of children of those parents who survived the genocidal actions. Together with their family (children, partner, relatives), this generation suffered forced displacement. Members of the third generation were born in the diaspora where they also grew up. Results: Participants reported traumatic memories, presented in examples in this publication. The most severe traumatic memories included the Dersim massacre in 1937–1938 in Turkey, with 70,000–80,000 victims killed, and the enforced resettlement in western Turkey. A content analysis revealed that the transgenerational transmission of trauma continued across three generations. SCID and PDS data indicated high rates of distress in all generations. Conclusions: Genocidal environments such as that of the Kurdish Alevis lead to transgenerational transmission mediated by complex factors.
DOI der Erstveröffentlichung: 10.3390/ijerph19010081
Link zu diesem Datensatz: urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-352235
hdl:20.500.11880/32202
http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-35223
ISSN: 1660-4601
Datum des Eintrags: 18-Jan-2022
Fakultät: M - Medizinische Fakultät
Fachrichtung: M - Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik
Professur: M - Keiner Professur zugeordnet
Sammlung:SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes

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