Resilience in the face of adversity: classes of positive adaptation in trauma-exposed children and adolescents in residential care.

ABSTRACT: Children and adolescents in residential care often face multiple traumatic experiences. However, some individuals show resilient adaptation. To depict this heterogeneity, the person-centered examination of different classes of adaptation is a powerful tool. Up to date, resilience was insufficiently addressed in this population. Data from 141 children and adolescents in residential care institutions in Austria regarding trauma history, psychopathology, behavioral adjustment, and protective factors were assessed with standardized self-report questionnaires. Distinct classes of adaptation after traumatic experiences were examined with Latent Class Analysis. Class differences regarding traumatic experiences and protective factors were analyzed with χ² testing. Three classes were ide

SUBMITTER: Solva K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887823 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature