Young People’s Perspectives on Parents Helping Young People Exposed to Trauma

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Child & Youth Care Forum Pub Date : 2024-04-18 DOI:10.1007/s10566-024-09807-7

Emily Berger, Natasha Marston, Brenna C. Faragher, Kelly-Ann Allen, Karen Martin, Katelyn O’Donohue

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Abstract

Background

The prevalence of trauma among young people is alarming due to its considerable effects on their wellbeing and development. Parents can provide crucial support for young people exposed to trauma, however, there is limited research on how parents can help young people exposed to trauma from a youth perspective.

Objective

This study explored the perspectives of young people regarding strategies and approaches parents can take to assist young people to cope with traumatic events.

Methods

An anonymous online survey created in Australia was distributed to young people aged 15 to 18 years to identify what parents can do to help young people exposed to trauma. A total of 159 young people completed the survey.

Results

Qualitative thematic analysis revealed that young people felt parents could listen to and validate the experiences of young people and provide them with help and guidance. Young people recommended that parents should support those who have experience trauma by adopting a non-confrontational, empathetic, and understanding approach, and refrain from expressing anger, judgment, dismissiveness, ridicule, or blame. Young people also recommended parents encourage, empower, and provide guidance to young people exposed to trauma. Participants spoke about the importance of parents spending time with young people and ensuring that young people have access to mental health support. However, participants highlighted that parents should not pressure young people to engage in counselling.

Conclusions

Implications from this study emphasise the importance of education and resources to help parents support, promote recovery and prevent further harm and re-traumatisation of young people exposed to trauma. This study has implications for mental health professionals working with parents to help them effectively support young people exposed to trauma. Results from this study inform the development of trauma-informed parenting programs to ensure that young people exposed to trauma receive adequate parental support.

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青少年对父母帮助遭受创伤青少年的看法

背景由于心理创伤对青少年的健康和发展造成了巨大影响，因此在青少年中普遍存在的心理创伤令人担忧。父母可以为遭受心理创伤的青少年提供重要的支持，然而，从青少年的角度来看，有关父母如何帮助遭受心理创伤的青少年的研究却很有限。本研究探讨了青少年对父母可以采取哪些策略和方法来帮助青少年应对心理创伤事件的看法。方法在澳大利亚制作了一份匿名在线调查，分发给 15 至 18 岁的青少年，以确定父母可以做些什么来帮助遭受心理创伤的青少年。结果定性主题分析表明，年轻人认为父母可以倾听并确认年轻人的经历，并为他们提供帮助和指导。年轻人建议，父母应采取非对抗性、同情和理解的方式来支持那些经历过创伤的人，避免表达愤怒、评判、轻视、嘲笑或责备。年轻人还建议父母鼓励、授权和指导遭受创伤的年轻人。与会者谈到了父母花时间陪伴青少年并确保青少年获得心理健康支持的重要性。本研究的启示强调了教育和资源对于帮助家长支持、促进创伤青少年康复、防止他们受到进一步伤害和再次受到创伤的重要性。这项研究对心理健康专业人员与家长合作，帮助他们有效支持遭受创伤的青少年具有重要意义。这项研究的结果为制定创伤知情父母计划提供了参考，以确保遭受创伤的青少年能够得到父母的充分支持。

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Child & Youth Care Forum PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： Child & Youth Care Forum is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary publication that welcomes submissions – original empirical research papers and theoretical reviews as well as invited commentaries – on children, youth, and families. Contributions to Child & Youth Care Forum are submitted by researchers, practitioners, and clinicians across the interrelated disciplines of child psychology, early childhood, education, medical anthropology, pediatrics, pediatric psychology, psychiatry, public policy, school/educational psychology, social work, and sociology as well as government agencies and corporate and nonprofit organizations that seek to advance current knowledge and practice. Child & Youth Care Forum publishes scientifically rigorous, empirical papers and theoretical reviews that have implications for child and adolescent mental health, psychosocial development, assessment, interventions, and services broadly defined. For example, papers may address issues of child and adolescent typical and/or atypical development through effective youth care assessment and intervention practices. In addition, papers may address strategies for helping youth overcome difficulties (e.g., mental health problems) or overcome adversity (e.g., traumatic stress, community violence) as well as all children actualize their potential (e.g., positive psychology goals). Assessment papers that advance knowledge as well as methodological papers with implications for child and youth research and care are also encouraged.