Letting stories breathe: Identifying adverse and benevolent childhood experiences in the stories of Military-Connected Children and Young People.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the narrated lived experiences of Military-Connected Children and Young People (MCCYP) in Denmark and examines the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs), particularly in the context of parental combat-related PTSD within their told stories. Using content analysis, interview data was re-analysed using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) questionnaires to identify ACEs and BCEs within the captured narrative data. The initial study where the data was captured examined military children's experiences and the impact of a five-day residential camp on well-being, resilience, and self-esteem, based on co-constructed meaning between participants and researchers, with

SUBMITTER: Watson PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12674539 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature