![]() Available data show that from 1990 to 2020 there has been a radical increase in the number of young migrants (15–24), including refugees, of almost 10 million, and an increasing number arrive as unaccompanied minors ( IOM, 2021). Of the 82.4 million people forced to leave their homes (an increase of 2.9 million people from 2020), around 40 million are underaged (<18) and a substantial number are in transition to adulthood. Suggestions for interventions and resilience-promoting actions are given based on the findings of the study. Most have unmet psychosocial needs and have received little support or help for their mental health issues during flight or after arrival in Norway. They describe extreme dangers during flight in contexts that are unpredictable and where they feel lonely and unsupported. All the participants have fled from dangerous and intolerable situations in their home countries. ![]() Their sense of self, their relationships with their families and their perceptions of their situation as adolescents or young adults in a highly unpredictable situation are presented in the light of relevant theory and findings from similar refugee studies. Through qualitative analysis, experiences associated with the developmental changes the participants experienced before, during, and after flight are contextualized. The sample reflects the focus of this paper, which is to explore adolescent and young adult refugees/asylum seekers’ psychological and social needs and resources during flight to and after arrival in the host country, including how developmental tasks are negotiated. ![]() A strategic sample of 20 adolescent and young adult refugees/asylum seekers during flight in Serbia (10) and after arrival in Norway (10) was chosen from a sample of 178 refugees interviewed in depth in Serbia and at receptions centers in Norway. ![]() This study is part of a larger mixed method study seeking to identify resilience-promoting and resilience-inhibiting factors, on individual and contextual levels, among asylum seekers and refugees on the move (passing through Serbia) and settled in reception centers in Norway. Few studies are anchored in general developmental psychology with the aim of exploring normal age-specific developmental tasks and how the special circumstances associated with forced migration can influence how developmental tasks are negotiated. Most studies on refugee populations are organized around trauma-related issues and focus on explaining pathological factors. ![]()
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