What does it mean to flourish, languish, and grow? A qualitative analysis of civilian interviews from survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide

IF 4.1 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

SSM. Mental health Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100274

Linn Zapffe , Kaitlyn Hennig , Nuwan Jayawickreme , Eranda Jayawickreme

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The current study investigated characteristics of resilience and posttraumatic growth in a sample of Rwandan genocide survivors. One hundred and sixty-three participants provided responses to a series of open-ended questions about resilient functioning among members of their community, as well as their own experiences of posttraumatic growth since the genocide. An overall theme in the responses was the role of environmental characteristics in both resilience and posttraumatic growth, which was apparent through the high frequency of codes such as family, means, work, and education. Furthermore, there was considerable overlap in identified domains of resilient functioning and posttraumatic growth. The results suggest that in this particular context, resilience is predominantly characterized by environmental features rather than individual characteristics. This has implications for interventions in Rwanda as well as the validity of current models and measures of resilience and posttraumatic growth in different cultures.

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繁荣、衰弱和成长是什么意思?对1994年卢旺达种族灭绝幸存者平民访谈的定性分析

目前的研究调查了卢旺达种族灭绝幸存者样本的复原力和创伤后成长特征。163名参与者回答了一系列开放式问题，这些问题涉及他们社区成员的弹性功能，以及他们自己在种族灭绝后的创伤后成长经历。这些反应的一个总体主题是环境特征在恢复力和创伤后成长中的作用，这一点通过诸如家庭、手段、工作和教育等编码的高频率表现出来。此外，在确定的弹性功能和创伤后生长领域有相当大的重叠。结果表明，在这种特殊情况下，恢复力主要是由环境特征而不是个人特征决定的。这对卢旺达的干预措施以及不同文化中复原力和创伤后成长的当前模型和措施的有效性都有影响。

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SSM. Mental health Social Psychology, Health

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