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Samir Qouta is affiliated with the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar and specializes in the field of Psychology, with a primary focus on Clinical Psychology. Their research intersects with Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and General Health Professions. The body of work comprises nine publications, emphasizing maternal mental health, trauma, and the impacts of conflict on child development.

The scientist's research addresses topics including:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Health and Conflict Studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Family Support in Illness

Recent publications feature studies on the developmental impacts of trauma for children and mothers in conflict zones, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach combining clinical psychology and environmental health perspectives.

Examples of their recent papers include:

  • War trauma and infant motor, cognitive, and socioemotional development: Maternal mental health and dyadic interaction as explanatory processes, 2021, published in Infant Behavior and Development
  • It Takes Time to Unravel the Ecology of War in Gaza, Palestine: Long-Term Changes in Maternal, Newborn and Toddlers' Heavy Metal Loads, and Infant and Toddler Developmental Milestones in the Aftermath of the 2014 Military Attacks, 2020, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Caregiving representations in war conditions: Associations with maternal trauma, mental health, and mother-infant interaction, 2020, published in Infant Mental Health Journal
  • The network structure of posttraumatic stress symptoms in war-affected children and adolescents, 2022, published in JCPP Advances
  • Trauma and Parenting Beliefs: Exploring the Ethnotheories and Socialization Goals of Palestinian Mothers, 2020, published in Journal of Child and Family Studies

Samir Qouta frequently collaborates with several researchers, prominently including Safwat Y. Diab and Raija-Leena Punamäki, each with six joint publications. Other notable collaborators are Mervi Vänskä, Sanna Isosävi, and Saija Kankaanpää.

Key publication venues in which Samir Qouta has contributed multiple articles are Infant Behavior and Development and Infant Mental Health Journal. Other venues with contributions encompass International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, JCPP Advances, and Journal of Child and Family Studies.

Best Publications

  • Resiliency factors predicting psychological adjustment after political violence among Palestinian children

    Raija-Leena Punamäki;Samir Qouta;Eyad El-Sarraj

  • Prevalence and determinants of PTSD among Palestinian children exposed to military violence.

    Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Eyad El Sarraj

  • Child development and family mental health in war and military violence: The Palestinian experience

    Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Eyad El Sarraj

  • Models of Traumatic Experiences and Children's Psychological Adjustment: The Roles of Perceived Parenting and the Children's Own Resources and Activity.

    Raija-Leena Punamäki;Samir Qouta;Eyad El Sarraj

  • Adult attachment, posttraumatic growth and negative emotions among former political prisoners

    Jari A. Salo;Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki

  • Intervention effectiveness among war-affected children: A cluster randomized controlled trial on improving mental health†

    Samir R. Qouta;Esa Palosaari;Marwan Diab;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Raija-Leena Punamäki

  • The Role of Peritraumatic Dissociation and Gender in the Association Between Trauma and Mental Health in a Palestinian Community Sample

    Raija-Leena Punamäki;Ivan H. Komproe;Samir Qouta;Mustafa Elmasri

  • Does war beget child aggression? Military violence, gender, age and aggressive behavior in two Palestinian samples

    Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Thomas Miller;Eyad El-Sarraj

  • Mother-Child Expression of Psychological Distress in War Trauma

    Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Eyad El Sarraj

  • Predictors of psychological distress and positive resources among Palestinian adolescents: trauma, child, and mothering characteristics.

    Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Edith Montgomery;Eyad El Sarraj

  • The impact of structured activities among Palestinian children in a time of conflict

    Maryanne Loughry;Alastair Ager;Eirini Flouri;Vivian Khamis

  • The Relations Between Traumatic Experiences, Activity, and Cognitive and Emotional Responses Among Palestinian Children

    Samir Qouta;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Eyad El Sarraj

  • Mental flexibility as resiliency factor among children exposed to political violence

    Samir Qouta;Eyad El-Sarraj;Raija-Leena Punamäki

  • Trauma and mental health of children in Gaza.

    F A Hein;S Qouta;A Thabet;E el Sarraj

  • Intergenerational effects of war trauma among Palestinian families mediated via psychological maltreatment

    Esa Palosaari;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Samir Qouta;Marwan Diab

  • Relationships between Traumatic Events, Children's Gender, and Political Activity, and Perceptions of Parenting Styles

    Raija-Leena Punamäki;Samir Qouta;Eyad El Sarraj

  • The relation of appraisal, coping efforts, and acuteness of trauma to PTS symptoms among former political prisoners.

    Katri Kanninen;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Samir Qouta

  • Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) after major war among Palestinian children: Trauma, family- and child-related predictors

    Raija Leena Punamäki;Esa Palosaari;Esa Palosaari;Marwan Diab;Kirsi Peltonen

  • The deterioration and mobilization effects of trauma on social support: childhood maltreatment and adulthood military violence in a Palestinian community sample.

    Raija-Leena Punamäki;Ivan Komproe;Samir Qouta;Mustafa El-Masri

  • Personality and Trauma: Adult Attachment and Posttraumatic Distress Among Former Political Prisoners

    Katri Kanninen;Raija-Leena Punamäki;Samir Qouta

  • Effectiveness of psychosocial intervention enhancing resilience among war-affected children and the moderating role of family factors.

    Marwan Diab;Kirsi Peltonen;Samir R. Qouta;Esa Palosaari

Frequent Co-Authors

Raija-Leena Punamäki
Raija-Leena Punamäki Tampere University
Kaija Puura
Kaija Puura Tampere University
Eirini Flouri
Eirini Flouri University College London

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