title: [Trauma, Resilience, and Emotion Regulation].
abstract: Background:History of childhood abuse and neglect is considered to be a relevant risk factor for adult psychopathology. A functional emotion regulation (ER) can account for resilience despite of traumatic experiences in childhood.Materials & Methods:This study compares the habitual use of specific ER strategies among mentally healthy individuals with (n=61) and without (n=52) experience of childhood abuse and neglect by using the self-rating instrument Heidelberg Form for Emotion Regulation Strategies (H-FERST). SCID-I, ADP-IV, SCL-27, and BDI-II were used for assessment of psychopathological distress.Results:We found no group difference in the habitual use of ER strategies. Healthy individuals with childhood abuse and neglect showed significantly more subjective distress symptoms.Discussion & Conclusion:Considering the significantly higher psychopathological distress reported by the trauma group, the functional habitual use of ER strategies could serve as a path to explain the resilient development of adult individuals after childhood abuse and neglect.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holl
authors.affiliation: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pap
authors.affiliation: Zentralinstitut für seelische Gesundheit, Zentrum für Psychologische Psychotherapie (ZPP), Mannheim.
authors.forename: Jonna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Südhof
authors.affiliation: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.affiliation: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Staben
authors.affiliation: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Höcker
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.affiliation: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011599:Psychopathology; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires