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The Role of Protective Factors & Resilience
in promoting better outcomes among adults with care experience in low- to middle-income countries
THIS STUDY LOOKED AT:
Adults who experienced alternative care as children
OFTEN FACE SIGNIFICANT CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY.
This is associated with lower life satisfaction in adulthood.
We know from previous research that PROTECTIVE FACTORS
are associated with
HIGHER LEVELS of resilience
are a key ingredient to building resilience.
BETTER outcomes
This study sought to identify the role protective factors play in
in adults with care experience.
buffering early adversity.
This can help us promote better outcomes in children who are currently in FOSTER, ADOPTIVE, KINSHIP, and RESIDENTIAL CARE.
KEY QUESTION
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS are personal traits or skills that help someone cope with adversity.
How do individual
protective factors, relational protective factors,
&
resilience
impact the relationship between early adversity and life satisfaction?
RELATIONAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS are supportive relationships and social connections that provide strength during challenging times. RESILIENCE is the ability to bounce back from difficult experiences and adapt well to adversity.
THIS STUDY INCLUDED:
542 TWELVE
INDIA, KENYA
ADULTS
ZIMBABWE
FROM
UGANDA, MEXICO
RWANDA
ETHIOPIA, PERU
THAILAND
LOW- & MIDDLE-INCOME, Global South countries who were separated from family and placed into care during childhood.
STUDY FINDINGS
CHINA, DRC
SOUTH AFRICA
The study revealed a high prevalence of ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACEs) among participants. ACEs are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.
53
.6% of participants experienced
four
or more ACEs.
For reference, In the Global North,
33.5% of adults WITH care experience reported 4+ ACEs.
Another study found that,
16.1% of adults WITHOUT care experienced reported 4+ ACEs.
Based on research by Nicole Gibertson Wilke, Megan Roberts, Lindsey Newsom, Tony Mitchel and Amanda Hiles Howard