Protective factors associated with resilient functioning in young adulthood after childhood exposure to violence

Howell, Kathryn H.; Miller‐Graff, Laura E.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.10.010

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“…Although, family support was positively related with mental health resilient functioning if functioning was reported by parents in these children (Miller-Lewis et al 2013). Finally, our findings are in line with those that friendships, but not family support, are related with self-reported resilient functioning rates on a resilient functioning questionnaire in young adults with histories of child abuse (Howell & Miller-Graff, 2014). However, our findings are in contrast with those that suggest that family support is predictive of childhood and early adolescent (ages 13-14) resilient functioning against depressive symptoms after child adversity (Bowes et al 2010;Sapouna & Wolke, 2013).…”

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Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort

Harmelen¹

2016

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Background: Adolescence is a key time period for the emergence of psychosocial and mental healthdifficulties. To promote adolescent adaptive (‘resilient’) psychosocial functioning, appropriate conceptualizationand quantification of such functioning and its predictors is a crucial first step. Here,we quantify resilient functioning as the degree to which an individual functions better or worse thanexpected given their self-reported childhood family experiences, and relate this to adolescent familyand friendship support.Method: We used Principal Component and regression analyses to investigate the relationship betweenchildhood family experiences and psychosocial functioning (PSF: psychiatric symptomatology,personality traits and mental wellbeing) in healthy adolescents (the Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network;N=2389; ages 14-24). Residuals from the relation between childhood family experiences andPSF reflect resilient functioning; the degree to which an individual is functioning better, or worse,than expected given their childhood family experiences. Next, we relate family and friendship supportwith resilient functioning both cross-sectionally and one year later.Results: Friendship and family support were positive predictors of immediate resilient psychosocialfunctioning, with friendship support being the strongest predictor. However, whereas friendshipsupport was a significant positive predictor of later resilient functioning, family support had a negativerelationship with later resilient psychosocial functioning.Conclusions: We show that friendship support, but not family support, is an important positive predictorof both immediate and later resilient psychosocial functioning in adolescence and early adulthood.Interventions that promote the skills needed to acquire and sustain adolescent friendshipsmay be crucial in increasing adolescent resilient psychosocial functioning.

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confidence: 88%

Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort

Harmelen¹

2016

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“…Individual characteristics cited include self-confidence, greater self-worth, emotion regulation, connection to spirituality, commitment to breaking the cycle of violence, motivation/goal orientation, academic success, internal locus of control, and an easy temperament (Gonzales et al, 2012;Howell & Miller-Graff, 2014;Martinez-Torteya, Anne Bogat, Von Eye, & Levendosky, 2009;Suzuki et al, 2008).…”

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“…Characteristics identified less frequently but of note include: trust in one's instincts, resourcefulness, positive acceptance of change, humor, agreeableness, and emotional intelligence (Franklin, Menaker, & Kercher, 2012;Gonzales et al, 2012;Howell & Miller-Graff, 2014). Whether these qualities are the result of postadversity adaptation or an extension of protective preexisting factors is less clear.…”

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Take These Broken Wings and Learn to Fly: Applying Resilience Concepts to Practice with Children and Youth Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Alaggia

Donohue

2017

Smith College Studies in Social Work

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“…Yet siblings who were raised in the same family and community can experience varying levels of socioeconomic attainment and intergenerational mobility. Research on individual resilience often examines developmental or psychological outcomes (Howell and Miller-Graff 2014;Lowe et al 2015;Kassis et al 2013), with less examination of socioeconomic attainment. At the individual level, relatively little research has documented factors that increase or decrease the likelihood of economic mobility.…”

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Plastic and immobile: Unequal intergenerational mobility by genetic sensitivity score within sibling pairs

Rauscher

2017

Social Science Research

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Contrary to traditional biological arguments, the differential susceptibility model suggests genotype may moderate rather than mediate parent-child economic similarity. Using family fixed effects models of Add Health sibling data, I investigate the relationship between an index of sensitive genotypes and intergenerational mobility. Full, same sex sibling comparisons hold constant parental characteristics and address the non-random distribution of genotype that reduces internal validity in nationally representative samples. Across multiple measures of young adult financial standing, those with more copies of sensitive genotypes achieve lower economic outcomes than their sibling if they are from a low income context but fare better from a high income context. This genetic sensitivity to parental income entails lower intergenerational mobility. Results support the differential susceptibility model and contradict simplistic genetic explanations for intergenerational inequality, suggesting sensitive genotypes are not inherently positive or negative but rather increase dependence on parental income and reduce mobility.

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Protective factors associated with resilient functioning in young adulthood after childhood exposure to violence

Cited by 102 publications

References 52 publications

Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort

Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort

Take These Broken Wings and Learn to Fly: Applying Resilience Concepts to Practice with Children and Youth Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Plastic and immobile: Unequal intergenerational mobility by genetic sensitivity score within sibling pairs

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