Tragic collective events bring about long-term consequences for affected groups. These effects not only affect the immediate victims of trauma, but can also influence subsequent generations. In the present research, we examined the effects of minority language use on historical trauma. In a study of 237 Lemko participants, members of a severely victimized ethnic minority in Poland, we tested the effects of cognitive availability of historical trauma on three categories of trauma-related symptoms: emotional, behavioral, and depressive. The study found that minority language use is positively related to cognitive availability of trauma, but it also limits the effects of such availability on trauma-related symptoms. Based on this finding, we discuss the potential of minority language use to act as a social cure protecting from the negative psychological consequences of historical trauma.

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少数民族语言在历史创伤中的双重作用：波兰莱姆科少数民族的案例

悲惨的集体事件给受影响的群体带来了长期的后果。这些影响不仅会影响创伤的直接受害者，还会影响后代。在本研究中，我们研究了少数民族语言使用对历史创伤的影响。在对 237 名 Lemko 参与者的研究中，我们测试了历史创伤的认知可用性对三类创伤相关症状的影响：情绪、行为和抑郁。研究发现，少数民族语言的使用与创伤的认知可用性呈正相关，但它也限制了这种可用性对创伤相关症状的影响。基于这一发现，