University of Georgia.
Child Dev. 2017 Jul;88(4):1087-1099. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12865. Epub 2017 Jun 26.
Maltreated children are a vulnerable population, yet many of these youth follow positive developmental pathways. The primary aim was to identify social skills growth trajectories among at-risk youth to understand processes underlying resilience. Nationally representative, longitudinal data from 1,179 families investigated for child maltreatment (M = 12.75) were obtained from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Four trajectories were identified-stress-resistant, emergent resilience, breakdown, and unresponsive-maladaptive. Protective resources from multiple levels of the youth ecology (individual, family, school, and social service) predicted positive growth social skills trajectories. Resilience process and attendant positive outcomes in multiple domains of functioning were evident among the stress-resistant and emergent resilience trajectories. Results underscore the saliency of social skills development for resilient outcomes in youth.
受虐儿童是一个弱势群体，但其中许多年轻人都遵循着积极的发展道路。主要目的是确定处于风险中的年轻人的社交技能发展轨迹，以了解韧性背后的过程。从全国范围内对遭受虐待的 1179 个家庭（M=12.75）进行的全国儿童和青少年福利调查中获得了具有代表性的纵向数据。从青少年生态系统的多个层面（个人、家庭、学校和社会服务）预测了保护性资源积极的成长社交技能轨迹。在抗压和弹性轨迹中，韧性过程和伴随的积极功能表现都很明显。结果强调了社交技能发展对于年轻人韧性结果的重要性。
