Mental Well-being of Aboriginal Adults in Canada : Intergenerational impact of Attending Residential Schools
Abercrombie, Jillian (2020)
Abercrombie, Jillian
Åbo Akademi
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020051335455
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020051335455
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Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma and its effect on the mental well-being of Aboriginal adults who attended residential school and its intergenerational impact.
Method: The study included two groups, residential school survivors (N = 8) and intergenerational speakers (N = 5). The narratives of each speaker were recorded within the sharing circles held at National Events across Canada and were made accessible within The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada database. Eight significant themes were common within the narratives of both groups. The themes included physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and parental substance abuse and violence during childhood and drug and alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, a lack of emotional capability and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts during adulthood. The relationship among these themes was analyzed, and conclusions were drawn.
Results: Both groups revealed a strong relationship between the themes of physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional neglect during childhood and substance abuse, domestic abuse and a lack of emotional capability during adulthood.
Conclusions: Childhood trauma was seen to have a strong association with problems during adulthood creating a negative well-being in Aboriginals adults in Canada.
Method: The study included two groups, residential school survivors (N = 8) and intergenerational speakers (N = 5). The narratives of each speaker were recorded within the sharing circles held at National Events across Canada and were made accessible within The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada database. Eight significant themes were common within the narratives of both groups. The themes included physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and parental substance abuse and violence during childhood and drug and alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, a lack of emotional capability and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts during adulthood. The relationship among these themes was analyzed, and conclusions were drawn.
Results: Both groups revealed a strong relationship between the themes of physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional neglect during childhood and substance abuse, domestic abuse and a lack of emotional capability during adulthood.
Conclusions: Childhood trauma was seen to have a strong association with problems during adulthood creating a negative well-being in Aboriginals adults in Canada.