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Published on: December 15, 2023
[Resilience: A Longitudinal Study of Children with Risk Factors]
Ann-Katrin Job1, Lena Dalkowski1, Kurt Hahlweg1
1Technische Universität Braunschweig Institut für Psychologie Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Diagnostik Humboldtstr. 33 38106 Braunschweig Deutschland Institut für Psychologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig.
Abstract:
Resilience: A Longitudinal Study of Children with Risk Factors This study examines the development of children who have grown up with severe early childhood stress. A distinction was made between resilient and maladapted child developments. On the one hand, the aim was to identify longitudinal protective factors that can contribute to the development of resilience. On the other hand, we cross-sectionally examined in which psychological areas resilience manifests itself. The sample consists of 343 children who were examined first in early childhood (M = 4 years) and then ten years later in adolescence. 24 % of the children belonged to the risk group of which 14 % showed a resilient and 9 % a maladapted development. An active temperament, higher intelligence, and more self-control in early childhood proved to be protective factors with medium effect sizes. The proportion of resilience was increased among migrants. Cross-sectionally we found differences with small and medium effect sizes in addictive behavior (alcohol, tobacco and drug use), internet dependency, overweight, and school grades.
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