{"title":"Toward the Rainbow After the Storm: Post-Traumatic Growth in Children Surviving Sexual Abuse","authors":"Rajesh Sagar, Vandana Choudhary","doi":"10.1177/09731342231215645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342231215645","url":null,"abstract":"Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) has been conceptualized as one of the severe forms of trauma in children with adverse multidimensional consequences throughout the lifetime of an individual. A vast literature exists to enumerate the short-term and long-term impact of CSA. However, recently, it has been observed that the impact of trauma may initially be profoundly negative but may not necessarily remain a negative experience throughout life. While trauma adversely challenges one’s basic beliefs about self, others, and the world, it may at times also enhance new ways of coping with it. These positive changes that co-exist with trauma have the potential to lead to psychological growth in the child. This productive process of growth in and after trauma is conceptualized as Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), a concept compared to a metaphorical rainbow comprising the vitalities of life forces after the storm of emotional turmoil. The article introduces the concept of PTG, elaborates on its relevance in CSA, identifies some of the factors determining PTG in CSA, and lastly highlights the importance of taking it up for further understanding in clinical practices and research studies.","PeriodicalId":510571,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139625298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of a Mindfulness-based Intervention on Well-being Among Rural Adolescents with Academic Anxiety","authors":"Jaismin, Surekha Chukkali, Avni Jain, Anoop Peter","doi":"10.1177/09731342231221606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342231221606","url":null,"abstract":"Academic anxiety revolves around scholastic work and performance and can be detrimental to students’ health and overall subjective well-being. It has been found to be significantly high in adolescents, leading to consequences that prove to be detrimental to their academic performance, focus, and overall self-esteem. This phenomenon acts as a vicious cycle impacting all aspects of a student’s life. The current study aimed to explore mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) as a possible option to deal with academic anxiety in rural adolescent students and improve their overall subjective well-being. A total of 600 students were screened for academic anxiety and a total of 47 students were subjected to an eight-week MBI. MBI aims to bring more present-moment awareness and cultivate overall well-being and thereby works against anxiety. Mixed repeated measures ANOVA was carried out to compare pre, post, and follow-up scores. The results indicated a significant effect of MBI on adolescents, suggesting a significant decline in academic anxiety from pre-to-post and an increase in mindfulness and subjective well-being from pre-to-post and follow-up assessments. Academic anxiety and subjective well-being improved significantly with the MBI intervention, thereby implication that MBI is a feasible option for rural adolescents with academic anxiety.","PeriodicalId":510571,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":"58 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139535865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}