@article{ref1,
title="An exploratory comparison of resilience profiles of Swiss older adult survivors of child welfare-related maltreatment and controls",
journal="Clinical psychology and psychotherapy",
year="2021",
author="Thoma, Myriam V. and Bernays, Florence and Pfluger, Viviane and Eising, Carla M. and Rohner, Shauna L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Child welfare practices in the last century have been linked to a high risk for child maltreatment and the subsequent development of mental ill-health. However, not all affected individuals develop clinically-relevant psychopathology, which can be considered as a form of resilience. Such resilience is insufficiently understood in survivors of an advanced age. Therefore, this exploratory study aimed to depict a resilience profile of Swiss older adult survivors of child welfare-related maltreatment (n = 132; M(age) = 71 years) and to contrast it with age-matched controls (n = 125). Approximately 30% of survivors did not meet the diagnostic criteria for any of the assessed current or lifetime DSM-5 disorders. These survivors were older, experienced less physical abuse, and had higher trait resilience, self-esteem, income, and satisfaction with their socio-economic status. They had lower levels of neuroticism and some empathy characteristics. Group differences in the resilience profiles suggest that resilience-related aspects may vary as a function of past adversity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-3995",
doi="10.1002/cpp.2691",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2691"
}