Taussig Heather N, Roberts Louise, Scourfield Jonathan, Franz Colette
University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work and University of Colorado, Kempe Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Cardiff University, School of Social Sciences, Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE), Cardiff, UK.
Int J Child Maltreat. 2023 Jun;6(2):233-254. doi: 10.1007/s42448-022-00129-6. Epub 2022 Sep 24.
Young people with a history of out-of-home care placement are at risk for a host of adverse outcomes, yet many demonstrate resilience by young adulthood. One mechanism by which well-being may be achieved is through a turning point (TP). This study had two key questions: (1) What do TPs look like for care-experienced young adults? (2) Does having a TP buffer the impact of early adversity on young adult well-being? Participants (=166) were interviewed in pre-adolescence and again in young adulthood. Baseline measures of adversity (ACEs) and life satisfaction were associated with young adult life satisfaction. In young adulthood, participants were asked an open-ended question about having a TP and four-fifths of participants stated that they had a TP. Although having a TP was unrelated to demographic factors, living situation histories, or type of maltreatment, a multiple regression predicting young adult life satisfaction found a significant interaction between having a TP and ACEs, over and above baseline control variables. In probing the interaction, there was no association between ACEs and life satisfaction for those with a TP; for those without a TP, however, there was a negative association between ACEs and life satisfaction. In conclusion, having a TP in adolescence seemed to buffer the impact of early adversity on later well-being among young adults with a history of out-of-home care. The nature of the TPs varied, but having TP seemed to lead to maturation and realizations which may serve as protective factors while navigating the transition to adulthood.
有过家庭外照料安置经历的年轻人面临着一系列不良后果的风险，但许多人在成年早期表现出了恢复力。实现幸福的一种机制可能是通过一个转折点（TP）。本研究有两个关键问题：（1）对于有照料经历的年轻成年人来说，转折点是什么样的？（2）拥有一个转折点是否能缓冲早期逆境对年轻成年人幸福的影响？研究对象（n = 166）在青春期前和成年早期分别接受了访谈。逆境（ACEs）和生活满意度的基线测量与成年后的生活满意度相关。在成年早期，研究对象被问及一个关于是否有转折点的开放性问题，五分之四的研究对象表示他们有一个转折点。虽然拥有转折点与人口统计学因素、生活状况历史或虐待类型无关，但一项预测成年后生活满意度的多元回归分析发现，在控制了基线变量之后，拥有转折点和ACEs之间存在显著的交互作用。在探究这种交互作用时，有转折点的人，ACEs与生活满意度之间没有关联；然而，对于没有转折点的人，ACEs与生活满意度之间存在负相关。总之，在有家庭外照料经历的年轻成年人中，青春期拥有一个转折点似乎可以缓冲早期逆境对后期幸福的影响。转折点的性质各不相同，但拥有一个转折点似乎会带来成熟和领悟，这在向成年过渡的过程中可能起到保护作用。
