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Missionary Kids And Trauma, Lindsay Elizabeth Stone
Missionary Kids And Trauma, Lindsay Elizabeth Stone
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractMissionary Kids and Trauma by Lindsay E. Stone
MA, Walden University, 2019MA, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010 BS, Charleston Southern University, 2006
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Human and Social Services
Walden University February 2021 Abstract Missionary kids (MKs) around the world are more exposed to trauma than non-MKs. MKs often struggle with grief, loss, and stressors of cross-cultural living. Childhood trauma leads to short-and long-term effects of trauma, often into adulthood. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore adult, Christian MKs’ perceptions of external trauma on …