The Aftermath of Trauma and Abuse and the Impact on Family

A Narrative Literature Review

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19522467
AutoresSarah E Russin (0000-0002-3408-7955, Bowling Green State University, autor correspondente), Catherine H Stein (0000-0003-1632-0159, Bowling Green State University)
Ano2022
Volume23
Fascículo4
Páginas1288-1301
Data de publicação2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTrauma Violence & Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1524-8380 • E-ISSN: 1552-8324
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1524838021995990
PMID33653179
OpenAlexW3135785890
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas110

The present narrative review examined quantitative and qualitative research on family members who support survivors of trauma or abuse. Studies included in the present review were found in peer-reviewed journal articles, available in English, published between 1980 and 2019, and focused specifically on the experiences of adult familial supporters of adult trauma and abuse survivors. A search of PsychInfo and Google Scholar identified 136 relevant articles, and analysis of their content generated the following categories: individual-level impacts (i.e., quality of psychological health, burden, secondary traumatic stress, quality of physical health, and positive impacts), interpersonal and environmental level impacts (i.e., quality of relationships with survivors, navigating environment, maltreatment and safety, and social impacts), and other experiences (i.e., social roles, needs, coping strategies, and sociocultural context). Findings indicate that the majority of existing studies examined the experiences of family members of adult survivors of military trauma. Results of the review suggest that family supporters of adult trauma and abuse survivors generally experience physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social, safety, and relational impacts. Implications of review findings and directions for future research are discussed

Domestic violence · Interpersonal communication · Medical emergency · Physical abuse · Poison control · Psychological abuse · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology