@article{ref1,
title="Resilience as a mediator between adverse childhood experiences and aggression perpetration in forensic inpatients: an exploratory study",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2022",
author="Dambacher, Carina and Kreutz, Julian and Titze, Larissa and Lutz, Maximilian and Franke, Irina and Streb, Judith and Dudeck, Manuela",
volume="31",
number="7",
pages="910-925",
abstract="Studies have found associations between adverse childhood experiences (e.g., maltreatment) and the risk of becoming a perpetrator of violence, a relationship referred to as the &quot;cycle of violence.&quot; However, not all victims of such adverse experiences become offenders in adulthood. Resilience has been suggested as a protective factor, so this study examined the influence of resilience on the association between adverse childhood experiences and aggression. A total of 57 male forensic inpatients completed self-report measures on adverse childhood experiences, reactive and appetitive aggression and resilience. Those reporting childhood maltreatment had lower resilience scores and higher reactive and appetitive aggression scores; further analysis revealed a correlation between the two. Mediation analysis showed that resilience was a full mediator between adverse childhood experiences and reactive and appetitive aggression. These findings suggest a role of resilience in the cycle of violence. Considering these associations might improve treatment and risk assessment in forensic psychiatry.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926771.2021.2019155",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2021.2019155"
}