Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma 
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Abstract
Bullying has attracted increased attention due to the serious implications for perpetrators, victims, and schools. Recent studies have sought to identify factors that may contribute to bullying perpetration, and child abuse has been identified as one such factor. The mediating processes linking child abuse to bullying perpetration, however, are not well understood. The current study explored adolescent mental health problems, including symptoms of depression, anxiety, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and poor social skills as pathways between childhood abuse and adolescent bullying perpetration....
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 31, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Trauma Survivors ’ Experiences of Kundalini Yoga in Fostering Posttraumatic Growth
This study aimed to add to the body of knowledge on yoga as a non-conventional therapy to support trauma survivors and foster posttraumatic growth. Semi-str uctured interviews were conducted with a sample of seven Kundalini yoga practitioners who had been exposed to trauma. A thematic analysis confirmed that Kundalini yoga was beneficial in fostering posttraumatic growth. Overall, the study findings, evidence a pocket of success in relation to value of such an intervention within a low socio economic black South African context. (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma)
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 29, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
A Systematic Review of the Education and Awareness Interventions to Prevent Online Child Sexual Abuse
AbstractOnline child sexual abuse is highly prevalent in current society, in part, due to how technologically advanced children and adults have become. While much of the focus has been on perpetrator intervention, it is prudent to consider responses safeguarding children from potential perpetrators. Therefore, this review aimed to identify all the available empirical research on the prevention methods linked to education and awareness to determine the approaches' effectiveness, successes, and failures to aid future interventions. Databases were systematically searched for studies published between 2000 to 2020. Nine studie...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 28, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Exploration of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Health Risk Behaviors (HRBs) in Male Recidivist Violent Offenders: Indian Scenario
This study was done as a case –control method among recidivist violent offenders and controls to examine the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on violent criminality. The questionnaire included the World Health Organization Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE- IQ) and standardized measu res of Health Risk Behaviors (HRBs). Thirteen categories of adverse childhood experiences of the recidivist violent offenders and controls were measured. Bivariate analysis showed that there was a significant relation (p < 0.001) between ACEs and violent criminality in cases (M = 72.14,...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 28, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Behavioral and Biological Indicators of Risk and Well-Being in a Sample of South African Youth
AbstractSelf report measures have been widely used in research to illustrate high rates of exposure to violence among youth in trauma-saturated regions, such as Cape Town, South Africa. To better understand the risk and resilience factors of youth who have been exposed to, witnessed, or directly experienced violence, the current study used a multi-method assessment in a naturalistic setting that included heart rate variability (an index of regulatory flexibility and cardiovascular health), a computerized risk-taking task, and self report measures. Youth (N = 83) from Cape Town, South Africa, participated in a psychobiologi...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 28, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
STAIR Plus Narrative Therapy-Adolescent Version (SNT-A) in An 11-Year-Old Girl With PTSD and Suicidal Behaviors Following Rape/Sexual Assault: A Case Report
AbstractRape/sexual assault can profoundly affect the physical, mental, and social well-being of victims. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide in rape/sexual assault survivors are significantly more frequent than the national prevalence of the condition, indicating that existing treatments require improvement. In this case report, we presented an 11-year-old Iranian girl with PTSD and suicidal behaviors following rape/sexual assault. We specifically focused on the process of helping the victim to develop effective coping skills and overcome the trauma through 16 weekly sessions of Skill Training in Affective a...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 28, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Developmental Manifestations of Grief in Children and Adolescents: Caregivers as Key Grief Facilitators
AbstractThe death of a loved one represents one of the most distressing and potentially traumatic life events in childhood and adolescence. Grief reactions in youth are influenced by ongoing developmental processes and manifest differently depending on the child ’s age and developmental stage. These grief-related processes unfold within youths’ caregiving context, as children and adolescents rely heavily on the adults in their environment to navigate and cope with the death of a loved one. Despite the field’s increasing recognition of the potential fo r maladaptive grief reactions to impede functioning over time, few...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 28, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Health Care Providers ’ Perspectives on COVID-19 and Medical Neglect in Children with Life-Threatening Complex Chronic Conditions
ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of the medical and social systems that supports families of children with LT-CCCs. These findings are consistent with previous literature that suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk for child maltreatment. It additionally highlights the vulnerability of this patient population. (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma)
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 23, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience and Mental Health in a Hispanic Community
This study explores the relations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), mental health and resilience among Hispanic adults living in the United States – Mexico Border region. Numerous studies have investigated the negative impact of ACEs on adult mental health, but the concept of resilience as a protective factor for mental health in the Hispanic communities has limited consideration in ACE treatment interventions. The proposed study addresses t his gap in knowledge by investigating relations between ACEs, resilience, and mental health. An online survey was administered to 221 university students to assess the re...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 22, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Examining the Pathologic Adaptation Model of Community Violence Exposure in Justice Involved Adolescents: the Moderating and Mediating Effects of Moral Disengagement
AbstractAccording to the pathologic adaptation model (Ng-Mak et al. inThe American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,72, 92 –101,2002), youth who experience community violence exposure may become desensitized to these experiences. Moral disengagement, which refers to changing one ’s moral or ethical standards to justify engaging in destructive or harmful behavior, has been proposed as a construct to explain the relation between community violence exposure and desensitization (Bandura et al.,1996). The purpose of the current study was to test the pathologic adaptation model of community violence exposure and examine the role o...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 15, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
“My Bad Experiences Are Not the Only Things Shaping Me Anymore”: Thematic Analysis of Youth Trauma Narratives
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to better understand how youth with poly-trauma histories appraise and make meaning of their traumatic experiences within the trauma narrative and processing components of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and to explore the results of the meaning-making process. Thematic analysis was employed to explore the trauma narratives of youth (N = 16) ages 8 – 16 that were created during TF-CBT. Participants experienced a mean of 5.38 types of trauma that predominantly included various forms of child maltreatment. With regard to how youth appraise and interpret their ...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 14, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
An Examination of the Components of Toxic Stress in Childhood and Biological Markers of Physical Health in Emerging Adulthood
AbstractExperiencing severe and enduring adversity in childhood without the support of adult figures has been linked to an extensive list of physical health outcomes. This finding is closely tied to the concept of toxic stress, which is regularly studied using a combination of sources, including childhood adversity, unmet basic needs, and unmet social needs. Despite these findings, previous work has typically compiled various sources associated with toxic stress into a single construct, limiting existing knowledge on the contribution of each individual source to physical health. To address these concerns, the current study...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 14, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The Secondary Harms of Parental Substance Use on Children ’s Educational Outcomes: A Review
AbstractParental substance use, that is alcohol and illicit drugs, can have a deleterious impact on child health and wellbeing. An area that can be affected by parental substance use is the educational outcomes of children. Current reviews of the literature in the field of parental substance use and children's educational outcomes have only identified a small number of studies, and most focus on children's educational attainment. To grasp the available literature, the method from Arksey and O’Malley (2005) was used to identify literature. Studies were included if they were empirical, after 1950, and focused on chi...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 14, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Residential Out-of-Home Care Staff Perceptions of Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach: The Sanctuary Model
AbstractThe aim of this study was to explore and better understand the enablers and barriers of implementation and how these impact on the organisational successes and challenges of adopting The Sanctuary Model, as perceived by residential care staff. Following ethics approval, three semi-structured interviews and six focus groups were conducted with residential care staff between February and July, 2020. Participants identified a number of enablers, presented in the subthemes: (a) social support systems and resources; (b) shared trauma-informed knowledge and understanding; and (c) leadership and champions. These enablers ...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 11, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
An Evaluation of Whole-School Trauma-Informed Training Intervention Among Post-Primary School Personnel: A Mixed Methods Study
AbstractStudents ability to reach their potential in schoolboth behaviourally and academically is linked to their educators knowledge of child and adolescent development, childhood adversity and trauma, and how these impact learning and behaviour. However, teacher pre-service training programmes often offer inadequate instruction to meet the needs of trauma-impacted students. The purpose of the study was to investigate the benefits of professional development training in trauma-informed approaches on school personnel attitudes and compassion fatigue. There is a paucity of research on whole-school trauma-informed appr...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - January 5, 2022 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
