Les survivants de l'holocauste et leurs enfants: Les enfants survivants - Mais pas leurs enfants - Souffrent d'expériences traumatiques liées à l'holocauste

Translated title of the contribution: Holocaust child survivors and their offspring child survivors - But not their children - Suffer from traumatic holocaust experiences

Abraham Sagi-Schwartz, Marinus Van Ijzendoorn, Klaus E. Grossmann, Tirtsa Joels, Karin Grossmann, Miri Scharf, Nina Koren-Karie, Sarit Alkalay

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Abstract

During the Holocaust, extreme trauma was inflicted on child survivors. Two questions are central to the current investigation: First, do Holocaust child survivors still show marks of their traumatic experiences, even after more than 50 years? Second, has the trauma been « passed on » to the next generation, that is, to the children of Holocaust child survivors? Research on Holocaust child survivors may uncover debilitating effects of extreme war-related trauma, but also surprising reserves of human stamina and resilience. Careful sampling procedures were employed to form a quasiexperimental design with three generations, including 98 families with grandmo-.

Translated title of the contributionHolocaust child survivors and their offspring child survivors - But not their children - Suffer from traumatic holocaust experiences
Original languageFrench
Pages (from-to)77-107
Number of pages31
JournalDevenir
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Keywords

  • Holocaust
  • Intergenerational transmission
  • Resiliency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Life-span and Life-course Studies

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