Key protective factors that mitigate the impact of childhood trauma on poor mental health in adulthood: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A significant proportion of adults in England and Wales report experiencing childhood trauma, which is often associated with poor health and negative social outcomes including a significant increase in the risk of poor mental health outcomes in adulthood. This proposed scoping review adopts a broad definition of childhood trauma and applies both a salutogenic framework and ecological systems theory to explore how protective factors at five ecological levels can support mental well-being. The review will also examine how protective factors vary across different population groups and contexts.

Methods and analysis

The scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) protocol for scoping reviews. The databases that will be searched are Embase, PubMed, W

SUBMITTER: Clarke A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911740 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature