Political violence, armed conflict, and youth adjustment: a developmental psychopathology perspective on research and intervention

This volume reviews and critiques the growing literature on youth development under conditions of political violence and armed conflict.

It presents a robust framework, based in developmental psychopathology, for evaluating current research on this topic for strength of design, methodology and documentation.

Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies from diverse regions and conflicts as well as across disciplines examine risks and challenges as well as resilience and coping as youth develop in unstable and threatening environments.

In addition, it provides strategies for designing and implementing prevention and intervention programmes as well as further opportunities for expanding applied research for youth exposed to political violence and armed conflict.