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ArticlePloS one2024

The Childhood Resilience Study: Resilience and emotional and behavioural wellbeing experienced by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys and girls aged 5-9 years.

Deirdre Gartland, Arwen Nikolof, Fiona Mensah, Graham Gee, Karen Glover, Cathy Leane, Heather Carter, Stephanie Janne Brown

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Deirdre GartlandMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Intergenerational Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6749-8147
Arwen NikolofDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Fiona MensahMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Intergenerational Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6951-9949
Graham GeeMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Intergenerational Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Karen GloverMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Intergenerational Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Cathy LeaneWomen's and Children's Health Network, South Australia Health, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Heather CarterDepartment for Education, Aboriginal Education Directorate, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Stephanie Janne BrownMurdoch Children's Research Institute, Intergenerational Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AUSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute · AUWomen's and Children's Health Network · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResilience is a process of drawing on internal or external strengths to regain, sustain or improve adaptive outcomes despite adversity. Using a child resilience measure co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, we investigate: 1) children's personal, family, school and community strengths; 2) gender differences; and 3) associations between resilience and wellbeing.

methods1132 parent/caregivers of children aged 5-12 years were recruited to the Childhood Resilience Study, including through the Aboriginal Families Study. The Aboriginal Families Study is a population-based cohort of 344 mothers of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child. This paper focuses on the wave 2 survey data on child resilience at age 5-9 years (n = 231). Resilience was assessed with the Child Resilience Questionnaire-parent/caregiver report (CRQ-P/C), categorised into tertiles of low, moderate and high scores. Child emotional/behavioural wellbeing and mental health competence was assessed with the parent-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. All Tobit regression models adjusted for child age. OUTCOMES: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls had higher resilience scores compared to boys (Adj.β = 0·9, 95%CI 0·9-1·4), with higher School Engagement, Friends and Connectedness to language scale scores. Resilience scores were strongly associated with wellbeing and high mental health competence. A higher proportion of girls with low resilience scores had positive wellbeing than did boys (73.3% versus 49.0%). High resilience scores were associated with lower SDQ total difficulties score after adjusting for child age, gender, maternal age and education and family location (major city, regional, remote) (Adj.β = -3.4, 95%CI -5.1, -1.7). Compared to the Childhood Resilience Study sample, Aboriginal Families Study children had higher mean CRQ-P/C scores in the personal and family domains.

interpretationHigh family strengths can support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children at both an individual and cultural level. Boys may benefit from added scaffolding by schools, family and communities to support their social and academic connectedness.

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Health Services, IndigenousResilience, PsychologicalAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID38626131
PMCPMC11020770
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