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This is the first study to integrate linked administrative and longitudinal data to examine the mediation and moderation effects of placement stability, independent living skills (ILS), social inclusion, and self-determination when examining the association between ACEs and care status on mental health and resilience.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We integrated retrospective linked datasets with a prospective self-report longitudinal study involving 122 young people aged 15 to 25 transitioning from OHC between April 2019 and May 2022. Path analysis was used to model complex relationships involving moderators and mediators.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>ILS moderated the association between ACEs and resilience, while social inclusion, self-determination, and mental health mediated the effects of care status and maltreatment exposure on resilience. Placement stability independently influenced mental health outcomes but did not mediate the ACEs-resilience relationship.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study highlights the complex interplay of risk and protective factors in shaping resilience and mental health, emphasising the importance of skills development, social connectedness and autonomy among care leavers. Findings support early intervention, strength-based approaches, and trauma-informed interventions, including emotional regulation, therapeutic relationships, and stable support networks, to mitigate past trauma and enhance resilience and well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 107489"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Resilience and mental health among care leavers: Role of social inclusion, self-determination, and independent living skills\",\"authors\":\"Fadzai Chikwava , Reinie Cordier , Anna Ferrante , Melissa O'Donnell\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107489\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OHC) frequently experience poor mental health and resilience due to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). 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Resilience and mental health among care leavers: Role of social inclusion, self-determination, and independent living skills
Objective
Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OHC) frequently experience poor mental health and resilience due to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, there is limited understanding of the factors that mediate and moderate these outcomes. This is the first study to integrate linked administrative and longitudinal data to examine the mediation and moderation effects of placement stability, independent living skills (ILS), social inclusion, and self-determination when examining the association between ACEs and care status on mental health and resilience.
Method
We integrated retrospective linked datasets with a prospective self-report longitudinal study involving 122 young people aged 15 to 25 transitioning from OHC between April 2019 and May 2022. Path analysis was used to model complex relationships involving moderators and mediators.
Results
ILS moderated the association between ACEs and resilience, while social inclusion, self-determination, and mental health mediated the effects of care status and maltreatment exposure on resilience. Placement stability independently influenced mental health outcomes but did not mediate the ACEs-resilience relationship.
Conclusions
This study highlights the complex interplay of risk and protective factors in shaping resilience and mental health, emphasising the importance of skills development, social connectedness and autonomy among care leavers. Findings support early intervention, strength-based approaches, and trauma-informed interventions, including emotional regulation, therapeutic relationships, and stable support networks, to mitigate past trauma and enhance resilience and well-being.
期刊介绍:
Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.