What is it about?
Survivors of intimate partner violence-related brain injury may have higher risk of negative mental health outcomes, but we also know they show a great capacity for resilience and post-traumatic growth. But there is limited understanding on how we measure resilience or post-traumatic growth with this population. This articles finds the best measure of resilience and makes recommendation for their use.
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Why is it important?
Survivors of intimate partner violence-related brain injury may show strength and growth following their trauma. To fully understand how survivors heal, we must look at areas where they doing well, not just the ways in which they may be experiencing negative outcomes.
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Using a strength-based perspective to understand the experience of trauma-affected populations will help us better support them through interventions and policies.
Sarah Dow-Fleisner
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This page is a summary of: Assessing measures of resilience and posttraumatic growth for use among survivors of intimate partner violence-related brain injury: A scoping review., Translational Issues in Psychological Science, June 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/tps0000370.
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