Introduction Refugee children often endure numerous traumatic experiences, elevating their risk for mental health problems (Eruyar, Maltby, & Vostanis, 2018). However, prevalence estimates for psychopathology vary (McEwen et al., 2023), and many refugee children appear resilient (Dangmann, Dybdahl, & Solberg, 2022), suggesting that children differ in their response to adversity.