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 contribution | Holocaust child survivors and their offspring child survivors - But not their children - Suffer from traumatic holocaust experiences |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 77-107 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Devenir |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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