Paris Joel, Perlin Jewel, Laporte Lise, Fitzpatrick Marilyn, DeStefano Jack
Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Personal Ment Health. 2014 Aug;8(3):199-208. doi: 10.1002/pmh.1261. Epub 2014 Apr 3.
Research indicates that a proportion of children exposed to childhood abuse develop psychological symptoms and are at risk for borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, not all maltreated children develop BPD as adults. This qualitative study explores some of the protective factors that contribute to resilient outcomes. The methods involved interviewing pairs of sisters who both experienced childhood abuse and family dysfunction but only one of whom developed BPD. The themes that emerged included individual, family, external and novel factors (acceptance of the past and the meaning of children). These findings could be helpful for understanding mechanisms of resilience in populations at risk.
研究表明，一部分遭受童年虐待的儿童会出现心理症状，并有患边缘型人格障碍（BPD）的风险。然而，并非所有受虐待的儿童成年后都会患上BPD。这项定性研究探讨了一些有助于产生适应力强的结果的保护因素。研究方法包括采访姐妹对，她们都经历过童年虐待和家庭功能失调，但其中只有一人患上了BPD。出现的主题包括个人、家庭、外部和新因素（对过去的接受和孩子的意义）。这些发现可能有助于理解处于风险中的人群的适应力机制。
