Altering Risk Following Child Maltreatment: Family and Friend Support as Protective Factors

Folger, Susan F.; Wright, Margaret O’Dougherty

doi:10.1007/s10896-013-9510-4

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“…Therefore, strong kinship social support appears to serve as a protective factor against child internalizing behaviors when there is lower maternal trauma exposure. This finding is consistent with previous trauma research indicating that social support serves a protective function for lower levels of trauma, but is no longer protective for higher levels of trauma (Beeble et al, 2009;Folger & Wright, 2013). Folger and Wright (2013) found that social support buffered against negative outcomes for individuals with lower levels of cumulative trauma, but not for higher levels of cumulative trauma, and in fact appeared to become a vulnerability factor for negative outcomes.…”

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“…This finding is consistent with previous trauma research indicating that social support serves a protective function for lower levels of trauma, but is no longer protective for higher levels of trauma (Beeble et al, 2009;Folger & Wright, 2013). Folger and Wright (2013) found that social support buffered against negative outcomes for individuals with lower levels of cumulative trauma, but not for higher levels of cumulative trauma, and in fact appeared to become a vulnerability factor for negative outcomes. According to the authors, social support cannot adequately protect against negative mental health and behavioral outcomes in cases where there are high levels of cumulative trauma, which has important implications for interventions targeting trauma treatment.…”

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“…Our results demonstrated that kinship social support was related to lower levels of trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms in mothers, as well as lower levels of internalizing and externalizing behaviors in their children. This finding is consistent with previous research outlining the protective role of social support against negative mental health outcomes following trauma exposure (Beeble et al, 2009;Folger & Wright, 2013;Ozer et al, 2003), and brings attention to the importance of examining extended family support, which is particularly relevant for families of color.…”

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“…Specifically, lack of social support predicted maternal psychological functioning, which in turn predicted child adjustment. Additionally, research indicates that social support serves as a protective factor against negative mental health outcomes, particularly for low levels of trauma severity (Beeble, Bybee, Sullivan, & Adams, 2009;Folger & Wright, 2013). In a study investigating social support as a protective factor following childhood trauma, family social support moderated the effect of childhood trauma exposure on adult mental health and behavior (Folger & Wright, 2013).…”

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“…Additionally, research indicates that social support serves as a protective factor against negative mental health outcomes, particularly for low levels of trauma severity (Beeble, Bybee, Sullivan, & Adams, 2009;Folger & Wright, 2013). In a study investigating social support as a protective factor following childhood trauma, family social support moderated the effect of childhood trauma exposure on adult mental health and behavior (Folger & Wright, 2013). Specifically, researchers found that perceived social support from family members buffered against negative outcomes in adulthood only in instances of low childhood trauma; when there were high levels of childhood trauma, family support no longer served a protective function.…”

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Maternal Trauma and Children’s Functioning: The Role of Kinship Social Support

Krauss

Wilson

Padrón

et al. 2016

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

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confidence: 91%

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Krauss

Wilson

Padrón

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Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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The longitudinal relationship between social support and victimization among latino teens

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Cardenas

Vásquez

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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PurposeThis study examines the relationship between social support and victimization of Latino youth over time, utilizing the stress prevention and support deterioration models.MethodsTo address the research questions we utilized data from Waves 1 and 2 (n = 574) of the Dating Violence among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA) study, a national bilingual phone survey of self‐identified Latino youth and their caregiver. Cross‐lagged panel modeling was used to assess the fit of the two theoretical models to observed patterns of covariance among the victimization and social support variables specified.ResultsResults show that victimization at Wave 1 was positively and strongly related to victimization at Wave 2 and social support at Wave 1 was positively and moderately associated with social support at Wave 2. As hypothesized, higher levels of victimization at Wave 1 were significantly related to decreases in social support at Wave 2 (β = −.15). Wave 1 social support was not significantly related to victimization at Wave 2.ConclusionsWe did not find support for the stress prevention model but did find support for the support deterioration model. Teens who were victimized tended to have lower levels of subsequent social support, highlighting the need to equip peers, family, and significant others to adequately respond to victimization disclosures.

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Community violence and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in urban youth: The moderating influence of friend and parent support

Affrunti

Suárez

Simpson

2018

Journal Community Psychology

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Separate lines of research have demonstrated that community violence predicts posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in youth and that social support is one protective factor against the development of PTSD symptoms. The current study sought to examine the associations between primary and secondary exposure to community violence and the moderating role of parent and friend support on these relations. Participants were 96 urban youths (aged 6–17 years; 58.4% racial/ethnic minority; 51% female) and a caregiver recruited from a university mental health clinic. Results indicated that both primary and secondary exposure to community violence predicted PTSD symptoms. Friend support, but not parent support, moderated the association between primary, but not secondary, exposure to community violence and PTSD symptoms. The findings suggest that friend support is a salient protective factor for urban youth who may be at risk of PTSD symptoms due to exposure to community violence.

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Altering Risk Following Child Maltreatment: Family and Friend Support as Protective Factors

Cited by 99 publications

References 49 publications

Maternal Trauma and Children’s Functioning: The Role of Kinship Social Support

Maternal Trauma and Children’s Functioning: The Role of Kinship Social Support

The longitudinal relationship between social support and victimization among latino teens

Community violence and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in urban youth: The moderating influence of friend and parent support

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