Coming to terms with oneself: a mixed methods approach to perceived self-esteem of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment in foster care settings

Coming to terms with oneself: a mixed methods approach to perceived self-esteem of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment in foster care settings

Abstract Background A broad range of psychopathological sequelae was found in adult survivors of institutional childhood maltreatment (IM). Childhood maltreatment is also associated with lower self–esteem (SE). In previous qualitative research, adult survivors of IM reported feelings of worthlessnes...

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Main Authors: Dina Weindl, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Institutional maltreatment
Foster care settings
Adult survivors
Emotional self-esteem
Mixed methods approach
Thematic analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-018-0259-7

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