Co-creating a research-based e-storybook for children coping with parental moral injury: insights from affected communities and partners.
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| Title: | Co-creating a research-based e-storybook for children coping with parental moral injury: insights from affected communities and partners. |
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| Authors: | Rogers, Marg1,2 marg.rogers@une.edu.au, Thorsteinsson, Einar B.1,2, Johnson, Amy3, Williamson, Victoria4,5,6, Murphy, Dominic4,6, Greenberg, Neil4, Fitzpatrick, Sally2,7, Ditton-Phare, Philippa8,9, Sims, Margaret10, Hilbrink, Dominic11,12,13, Jamieson, Nikki14,15, May, Karen16, Coffey, Yumiko1,2, Hébert, Michèle L.17,18,19, Small, Emily20, Kanard, Tegan20, Hosseiny, Fardous21, Gossner, Michelle11, Grabham, Natasha2,22, Bhullar, Navjot2,23 |
| Source: | Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties. Sep2025, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p178-195. 18p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Children of parents with disabilities, *Parent-child relationships, *Psychological adaptation, *Parents with disabilities, *Electronic books, *Storytelling, Competency assessment (Law), Post-traumatic stress disorder, Research funding, Surveys, Health behavior, Social support, Psychosocial factors |
| Abstract: | This study provided an account of the affected community and partner (stakeholders) input into the interdisciplinary co-creation process and preliminary testing of the suitability of a research-based e-storybook for children coping with parental moral injury. Children whose parents have trauma-related mental health difficulties, including moral injury, tend to misunderstand their parent's responses and behaviours. To date, there have been no research-based narrative resources to support these children. Our interdisciplinary, international team of researchers, clinicians, and those with lived experience co-created a bibliotherapy storybook using moral injury narratives. Using a mixed methods approach, a cross-sectional online survey of key affected communities and partners was conducted to explore the resources' suitability. Preliminary findings suggest overall suitability and that the e-storybook's narratives acted as a springboard to conversations about what was happening in their families. Thus, the co-creation process is an effective approach to developing targeted supports for children coping with parental moral injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study provided an account of the affected community and partner (stakeholders) input into the interdisciplinary co-creation process and preliminary testing of the suitability of a research-based e-storybook for children coping with parental moral injury. Children whose parents have trauma-related mental health difficulties, including moral injury, tend to misunderstand their parent's responses and behaviours. To date, there have been no research-based narrative resources to support these children. Our interdisciplinary, international team of researchers, clinicians, and those with lived experience co-created a bibliotherapy storybook using moral injury narratives. Using a mixed methods approach, a cross-sectional online survey of key affected communities and partners was conducted to explore the resources' suitability. Preliminary findings suggest overall suitability and that the e-storybook's narratives acted as a springboard to conversations about what was happening in their families. Thus, the co-creation process is an effective approach to developing targeted supports for children coping with parental moral injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13632752 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13632752.2025.2489914 |
