Posttraumatic Growth, Dissociation and Identification With The Aggressor Among Childhood Abuse Survivors

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dc.contributor.authorEliav, Ayala Sultana
dc.contributor.authorLahav, Yael
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-31T22:11:47Z
dc.date.available2023-07-31T22:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-28
dc.description17 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractChildhood abuse puts individuals at risk for psychopathology and psychiatric symptoms such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety symptoms. At the same time, research has indicated that some survivors report positive transformations in the aftermath of their trauma, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Yet the essence of PTG reports is questionable, and some scholars claim that it may reflect maladaptive illusory qualities. Furthermore, according to a recent theoretical model, PTG might be dissociation-based and related to survivors’ bonds with their perpetrators. This study aimed to explore these claims by assessing PTG, dissociation, and identification with the aggressor (IWA), as well as PTSD and anxiety symptoms. An online survey was conducted among 597 adult childhood abuse survivors. Study variables were assessed via self-report measures. Analyses indicated positive associations between PTG, dissociation, and IWA. Three distinct profiles were found, reflecting high, medium, and low scores on PTG, dissociation, and IWA. Profile type explained PTSD and anxiety symptoms above and beyond gender, age, and abuse severity. These findings suggest that whereas some childhood abuse survivors might experience a positive transformation subsequent to their trauma, others’ PTG reports might reflect dissociative mechanisms and pathological attachments to their perpetrators, and thus might be maladaptive.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAyala Sultana Eliav & Yael Lahav (2023) Posttraumatic Growth, Dissociation and Identification With The Aggressor Among Childhood Abuse Survivors, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 24:3, 410-425, DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2023.2181478en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2181478
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299732.2023.2181478
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/28636
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectchildhood abuseen_US
dc.subjectposttraumatic growthen_US
dc.subjectdissociationen_US
dc.subjecttraumaen_US
dc.subjectidentification with the aggressoren_US
dc.titlePosttraumatic Growth, Dissociation and Identification With The Aggressor Among Childhood Abuse Survivorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : Vol. 24, No. 3 (2023)