Preventing involuntary conscription and voluntary recruitment of youth into armed groups are global human rights priorities. Pathways for self-reported voluntary recruitment and the impact of voluntary recruitment on mental health have received limited attention. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for voluntarily joining armed groups, as well as the association of conscription status and mental health. In Nepal, interviews were conducted with 258 former child soldiers who participated in a communist (Maoist) revolution. Eighty percent of child soldiers joined 'voluntarily'. Girls were 2.07 times as likely to join voluntarily (95
作者:Brandon A, Kohrt;Minyoung, Yang;Sauharda, Rai;Anvita, Bhardwaj;Wietse A, Tol;Mark J D, Jordans
来源:Peace and conflict : journal of peace psychology : the journal of the Division of Peace Psychology of the American Psychological Association 2016 年 22卷 3期