Resilience Following Child Abuse and Neglect: Mediating Role of Coping Strategies
Articles > Article · 2021
Authors: Türkan YILMAZ IRMAK
TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Social Sciences Citation Index, 2021, vol 36, pp 34-52
DOI: DOI: 10.31828/tpd1300443320191202m000033
Summary
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-US">In this study, it was aimed to investigate resilience following child abuse and neglect. For this purpose, the relationships between child abuse and neglect, coping strategies, depressive symptoms, and self-development were investigated. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the mediation effects of problem-focused strategies and emotion-focused strategies in the relationship between child abuse and neglect and depressive symptoms and self-development. The sample consisted of </span><span lang="EN-US">934 university students between the ages of 17-29. Of the participants, </span><span lang="EN-US">42<i>%</i> (<i>n </i>= 388) were male and 58<i>%</i> (<i>n </i>= 546) were female. </span><span lang="EN-US">Data were collected with Child Abuse and Neglect Scale, Coping Styles of Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and General Self-Efficacy. For Child Abuse and Neglect Scale, confirmatory factor analyses were run</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">and the model indicated good overall model fit. Structural equation modeling was used to test a model that included the direct effects of child abuse and neglect on depressive symptoms and self-development as well as mediated effects through an influence on coping styles. Problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies fully mediated the relationships between child abuse and neglect and both depressive symptoms and self-development. Moreover, it was found that </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">emotion</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">-<em>focused and problem</em>-<em>focused</em> coping strategies separately and partially <em>mediated the relationships</em> between abuse and both symptoms and self-development</span><b><span lang="EN-US">. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">The results of this study reveal the importance of assessment of coping strategies in prevention and interventions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:35.4pt;line-height:200%"><i><span lang="EN-US">Key words:</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> child abuse and neglect, resilience, coping strategies, self-esteem, self-efficacy, depressive symptoms<o:p></o:p></span></p>