The impact of group psychological abuse on distress: the mediating role of social functioning and resilience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies indicate that social functioning and resilience can mitigate the adverse psychological effects of interpersonal violence. Unfortunately, the role of these variables has not been studied in survivors of groups, organizations, and communities in which psychological abusive strategies are inflicted to recruit and dominate their members.

Objective

To examine the mediating role of social functioning and resilience in the relationship between psychological abuse experienced in the past while in a group and current psychosocial distress and psychopathological symptoms.

Method

In this cross-sectional study, an online questionnaire was administered to 794 English-speaking former members of different kinds of groups, such as religious, pseudo therape

SUBMITTER: Antelo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8366645 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature