Gender comparison of post traumatic stress, depression and anxiety levels of refugee children

In this study, the children of Syrian refugees living in Turkey Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and aimed to compare in terms of determining the level of anxiety and gender. The study was conducted with 87 children between the ages of 12 and 15 who attended a public school. The Socio-Demographic Information Form of the study was collected using the Post Traumatic Stress Response Scale for Children, Children's Depression Scale and Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS program. After the analysis, participants were found to have a post-traumatic stress level and high level of anxiety. Participants were found not to cross the threshold of depression. As a result of the difference test analysis according to sex; The level of trait anxiety of female students (n = 46) was statistically higher than male students (n = 40) (p <.001).