[Quality of life and sense of coherence in former German child soldiers of World War II]
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[Quality of life and sense of coherence in former German child soldiers of World War II]. / Kuwert, Philipp; Knaevelsrud, Christine; Rosenthal, Jenny; Dudeck, Manuela; Freyberger, Harald J; Spitzer, Carsten.
In: PSYCHIAT PRAX, Vol. 35, No. 8, 8, 2008, p. 399-403.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Quality of life and sense of coherence in former German child soldiers of World War II]
AU - Kuwert, Philipp
AU - Knaevelsrud, Christine
AU - Rosenthal, Jenny
AU - Dudeck, Manuela
AU - Freyberger, Harald J
AU - Spitzer, Carsten
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the quality of life and the sense of coherence in a sample of former German child soldiers of World War II. METHODS: 103 participants were recruited by the press, then administered a Short-Form-Health-Survey (SF-12), a sense-of-coherence scale (SOC) and 2 qualitative questions on possible resources in the combat situation. RESULTS: The quality of life was not lowered compared to a comparison group of the same age. The sense of coherence was significantly higher than that of the comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: The participants belonged to a comparably unobtrusive group of veterans. A possible protective variable might be the high sense of coherence.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the quality of life and the sense of coherence in a sample of former German child soldiers of World War II. METHODS: 103 participants were recruited by the press, then administered a Short-Form-Health-Survey (SF-12), a sense-of-coherence scale (SOC) and 2 qualitative questions on possible resources in the combat situation. RESULTS: The quality of life was not lowered compared to a comparison group of the same age. The sense of coherence was significantly higher than that of the comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: The participants belonged to a comparably unobtrusive group of veterans. A possible protective variable might be the high sense of coherence.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 35
SP - 399
EP - 403
JO - PSYCHIAT PRAX
JF - PSYCHIAT PRAX
SN - 0303-4259
IS - 8
M1 - 8
ER -