Bademci, H. OzdenKaradayi, E. FigenKarabulut, Ipek Guzide PurKurt, ZeynepWarfa, Nasir2024-07-122024-07-1220170145-935X1545-229810.1080/0145935X.2017.13106182-s2.0-85018716103https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2017.1310618https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7844Child laborers are typically subjected to multiple and chronic traumatic experiences. With no parents or caregivers to act as a buffer zone against stressors, they grow up in chaotic and unpredictable work environments. Child laborers are more at risk of developing a range of psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems. The authors established an 8-month psychosocial support program for child laborers and young people attending a vocational training center one day a week. The authors found that anxiety and depression moderately correlated with negative self-concept, somatization, and hostility. Toward the end of the 8-month program, participants reported improved psychological and emotional well-being. The provision of a safe and mediated psychosocial program enhanced the emotional and mental wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessattachmentchild laborsociocultural perspectivetraumaArticle2844Q227238WOS:000424170200002N/A