Child welfare practices in the last century have been linked to a high risk for child maltreatment and the subsequent development of mental ill-health. However, not all affected individuals develop clinically relevant psychopathology, which can be considered as a form of resilience. Such resilience is insufficiently understood in survivors of an advanced age. Therefore, this exploratory study aimed to depict a resilience profile of Swiss older adult survivors of child welfare-related maltreatment (n = 132; M_age = 71 years) and to contrast it with age-matched controls (n = 125). Approximately 30% of survivors did not meet the diagnostic criteria for any of the assessed current or lifetime DSM-5 disorders. These survivors were older, experienced less physical abuse, and had higher trait resilience, self-esteem, income, and satisfaction with their socio-economic status. They had lower levels of neuroticism and some empathy characteristics. Group differences in the resilience profiles suggest that resilience-related aspects may vary as a function of past adversity.

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与儿童福利相关的虐待和控制的瑞士老年人幸存者的复原力概况的探索性比较

上个世纪的儿童福利实践与虐待儿童的高风险以及随后发展为精神疾病有关。然而，并非所有受影响的个体都会发展出临床相关的精神病理学，这可以被视为一种复原力。高龄幸存者对这种复原力的理解不足。因此，这项探索性研究旨在描述遭受儿童福利相关虐待（ n  = 132；M_年龄= 71 岁）的瑞士老年人幸存者的复原力概况， 并将其与年龄匹配的对照组（n = 125)。大约 30% 的幸存者不符合任何已评估的当前或终生 DSM-5 疾病的诊断标准。这些幸存者年龄较大，遭受的身体虐待较少，并且具有较高的特质复原力、自尊、收入和对社会经济地位的满意度。他们有较低的神经质和一些移情特征。复原力概况的群体差异表明，复原力相关方面可能会因过去的逆境而异。