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Profiles of resilient survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland
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| Title: | Profiles of resilient survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland | Authors: | Flanagan, Edel Carr, Alan Dooley, Barbara A. Fitzpatrick, Mark Flanagan-Howard, Roisín Shevlin, Mark Tierney, Kevin White, Megan Daly, Margaret Egan, Jonathan |
Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5273 | Date: | Sep-2009 | Abstract: | In a group of 247 survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland, 45 cases (18%) did not meet the diagnostic criteria for common DSM IV axis I or II disorders. This resilient group was compared with a poorly adjusted group of 119 participants who met the criteria for 1-3 DSM IV axis I or II diagnoses, and a very poorly adjusted group of 83 participants who had 4 or more disorders. Compared with the very poorly adjusted group, the resilient group was older and of higher socio-economic status; had suffered less sexual and emotional institutional abuse; experienced less traumatization and re-enactment of institutional abuse; had fewer trauma symptoms and life problems; had a higher quality of life and global level of functioning; engaged in less avoidant coping; and more resilient survivors had a secure adult attachment style. The resilient group differed from the poorly adjusted group on a subset of these variables. The results of this study require replication in other contexts. Therapeutic interventions with survivors should focus on facilitating the use of non-avoidant coping strategies and the development of a secure adult attachment style. | Type of material: | Journal Article | Publisher: | EUSARF | Copyright (published version): | 2009, European Scientific Association for Residential and Foster Care for Children and Adolescents | Keywords: | Resilience; Institutional abuse; Child abuse; Adult survivors of child abuse | Other versions: | http://www.cyc-net.org/Journals/ijcfw/ijcfw-12-2-3.html | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed |
| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Research Collection |
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