IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v178y2025ics0190740925003366.html

Exposure to child abuse and neglect, and formal and non-formal social support, in the presence of post-traumatic symptoms and resilience among young Arab-Palestinian women in Israel

Author

Listed:
  • Karram-Elias, Haneen
  • Pagorek-Eshel, Shira
  • Alnabilsy, Raghda

Abstract

Child abuse is associated with a high risk of developing post-traumatic symptoms (PTS). Prior research has focused on short and long-term consequences of abuse but ignored these consequences among Young Arab-Palestinian women. In order to bridge this gap our study examined the role of exposure to child abuse and neglect, and formal and non-formal social support, in the presence of PTS and resilience among young Arab women in Israel. The participants (n = 482) aged 18–25 filled out questionnaires regarding background information, exposure to child abuse (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire–Short Form), social support, formal support, PTS (Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms), and resilience (Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale–10). PTS and barriers to formal support were higher among participants who were exposed to abuse and neglect in childhood. Resilience, extent of non-formal social support, and satisfaction with non-formal and formal support were lower among participants exposed to abuse and neglect in childhood. PTS were positively related with exposure to child abuse and neglect, negatively related with satisfaction with non-formal social support, and positively related with barriers to formal support, beyond the background variables. Our findings highlight the importance of implementing context informed and trauma informed practice with young Arab women in order to reduce barriers to service use and promote satisfaction from receiving support as a pathway to reducing PTS.

Suggested Citation

  • Karram-Elias, Haneen & Pagorek-Eshel, Shira & Alnabilsy, Raghda, 2025. "Exposure to child abuse and neglect, and formal and non-formal social support, in the presence of post-traumatic symptoms and resilience among young Arab-Palestinian women in Israel," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:178:y:2025:i:c:s0190740925003366
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108453
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740925003366
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108453?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sulimani-Aidan, Yafit, 2020. "Challenges in the transition to adulthood of young-adult Arabs who graduated from residential facilities in Israel," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    2. Sulimani-Aidan, Yafit, 2016. "In between formal and informal: Staff and youth relationships in care and after leaving care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 43-49.
    3. Shoshana, Avihu, 2020. "“I live one day at a time”: Future orientation among Muslim high school dropouts in Israel," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    4. Pecora, Peter J., 2012. "Maximizing educational achievement of youth in foster care and alumni: Factors associated with success," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(6), pages 1121-1129.
    5. Dillard, Rebecca & Beaujolais, Brieanne & Yoon, Susan & Wang, Xiafei & Shockley McCarthy, Karla & Pei, Fei, 2021. "Factors that inhibit and promote resilience following childhood maltreatment: A qualitative exploration of practitioner perspectives," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
    6. Planey, Arrianna M. & Smith, Shardé McNeil & Moore, Stephanie & Walker, Taylor D., 2019. "Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking among African American youth and their families: A systematic review study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 190-200.
    7. Sarah Abu-Kaf & Enas Khalaf, 2020. "Acculturative Stress among Arab Students in Israel: The Roles of Sense of Coherence and Coping Strategies," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-19, July.
    8. Pei, Fei & McCarthy, Karla Shockley & Wang, Xiafei & Beaujolais, Brieanne & Yoon, Susan, 2020. "Critical components of interventions to promote resilience among children with maltreatment experiences: A qualitative study of practitioners’ perspectives," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
    9. Li, Haibin & Liebenberg, Linda & Ungar, Michael, 2015. "Understanding service provision and utilization for vulnerable youth: Evidence from multiple informants," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 18-25.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Haneen, Karram-Elias & Yafit, Sulimani-Aidan & Maayan, Ravid, 2025. "Belonging versus alienation among at-risk minority adults: The perspectives of social service providers of at-risk young adult Arabs in Israel," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).
    2. Dominick, Gregory M. & Saunders, Ruth P. & Friedman, Daniela B. & Hussey, James R. & Watkins, Ken W., 2015. "Factors associated with provision of instrumental social support for physical activity in a foster parent population," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 1-7.
    3. Miller, Rebecca & Blakeslee, Jennifer & Ison, Chanel, 2020. "Exploring college student identity among young people with foster care histories and mental health challenges," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    4. Shirley Ben-Shlomo & Noga Levin-Keini & Einat Ofir-Barash, 2022. "Life Satisfaction in Young Adults—The Moderating Role of Parental Support," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, September.
    5. Hickey, Andrea J. & Flynn, Robert J., 2020. "A randomized evaluation of 15 versus 25 weeks of individual tutoring for children in care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    6. Strolin-Goltzman, Jessica & Woodhouse, Valerie & Suter, Jesse & Werrbach, Matt, 2016. "A mixed method study on educational well-being and resilience among youth in foster care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 30-36.
    7. Sulimani-Aidan, Yafit & Sivan, Yael & Davidson-Arad, Bilha, 2017. "Comparison of hope and the child-parent relationship of at-risk adolescents at home and in residential care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 125-132.
    8. Stapleton, Danita Henry & Chen, Roy K., 2020. "Better outcomes for children in treatment foster care through improved stakeholder training and increased parent-school collaboration," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    9. Nyamwange Gideon & Otieno Rose & Okumu Sheba, 2023. "Determination of the Prevalence of Help-Seeking Behaviours for Depression among Students in Public Universities in Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(9), pages 2062-2070, September.
    10. Miranda, Alejandra & Rodriguez, Michael C., 2023. "Are bullying experiences and developmental assets associated with education outcomes for youth in foster care?," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    11. Gypen, Laura & Vanderfaeillie, Johan & De Maeyer, Skrallan & Belenger, Laurence & Van Holen, Frank, 2017. "Outcomes of children who grew up in foster care: Systematic-review," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 74-83.
    12. Blakeslee, Jennifer & Miller, Rebecca & Uretsky, Mathew, 2022. "Efficacy of the Project Futures self-determination coaching model for college students with foster care backgrounds and mental health challenges," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    13. Sulimani-Aidan, Yafit, 2020. "At-risk Israeli-Arab young adults: Barriers and resources during the transition to adulthood," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    14. Melkman, Eran & Refaeli, Tehila & Benbenishty, Rami, 2016. "An empirical test of a model of academic expectations among youth in residential care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 133-141.
    15. Kinarsky, Alana R., 2017. "Fostering success: Understanding the experience of foster youth undergraduates," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 220-228.
    16. Kothari, Brianne H. & Godlewski, Bethany & McBeath, Bowen & McGee, Marjorie & Waid, Jeff & Lipscomb, Shannon & Bank, Lew, 2018. "A longitudinal analysis of school discipline events among youth in foster care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 117-125.
    17. Nho, Choong Rai & Park, Eun Hye & McCarthy, Mary L., 2017. "Case studies of successful transition from out-of-home placement to young adulthood in Korea," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 315-324.
    18. Lamb, Brittani A. & Lee, Knoo & Espinoza, Sarah M. & McMorris, Barbara J., 2022. "The power of connectedness: Associations between caring non-parental adult relationships, school attendance, and discipline among foster-involved youth," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 142(C).
    19. Geiger, Jennifer M. & Piel, Megan Hayes & Day, Angelique & Schelbe, Lisa, 2018. "A descriptive analysis of programs serving foster care alumni in higher education: Challenges and opportunities," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 287-294.
    20. McGuire, Austen & Gabrielli, Joy & Hambrick, Erin & Abel, Madelaine R. & Guler, Jessy & Jackson, Yo, 2021. "Academic functioning of youth in foster care: The influence of unique sources of social support," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 121(C).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:178:y:2025:i:c:s0190740925003366. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.