Predictors of Resilience in Maltreated and Nonmaltreated Latino Children

To date, few studies have sought to investigate the effects of child maltreatment and processes influencing maladaptation and resilience in Latino children. In the current investigation, multiple aspects of functioning, personal resources, and relationship features were examined in school-age maltre...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 2005-03, Vol.41 (2), p.338-351
Main Authors: Flores, Elisa, Cicchetti, Dante, Rogosch, Fred A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - psychology
Child Behavior - psychology
Child Development
Childhood Development
Children
Children & youth
Comparative analysis
Comparative studies
Developmental psychology
Ego development
Emotional Adjustment
Family
Female
Forecasts
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Human
Humans
Interpersonal Interaction
Interpersonal Relationship
Interpersonal skills
Latin American people
Latinos/Latinas
Male
Maltreated children
Medical sciences
Minority & ethnic groups
Personality Traits
Predictor Variables
Prospective Studies
Psychology, Child
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Resilience
Resilience (Psychological)
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
USA
Victimology
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Summary:To date, few studies have sought to investigate the effects of child maltreatment and processes influencing maladaptation and resilience in Latino children. In the current investigation, multiple aspects of functioning, personal resources, and relationship features were examined in school-age maltreated and nonmaltreated Latino children. Maltreated Latino children were found to have fewer areas of resilient functioning. Ego-resiliency and ego-control, as personal resources, and the ability to form a positive relationship with an adult figure outside of the immediate family predicted resilience. However, certain aspects of interpersonal functioning were differentially related to resilience for maltreated and nonmaltreated Latino children. These findings have implications for understanding how resilience can be promoted in maltreated and nonmaltreated Latino children.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.41.2.338