Double Jeopardy: The Effect of Multiple Secondary Trauma Exposure on Subjective Age. Issue 3 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bachem, Rahel; Scherf, Johanna; Levin, Yafit; Solomon, Zahava
• Is Part Of: Journal of loss and trauma. Volume 24:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 251
• Page End: 260
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Second-generation Holocaust survivors -- secondary traumatization -- intergenerational trauma transmission -- cognitive age; Loss (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Adjustment (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Life change events -- Periodicals; Interpersonal relations -- Periodicals; 154.4
• DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2018.1560663
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-5024

Abstract

Abstract: The present study investigates whether secondary traumatization (i.e., family history of Holocaust survival and secondary exposure to captivity) is implicated in subjective age. Women exposed to different levels of secondary traumatization ( N = 177) were assessed. Analyses of variance (ANOVAs) revealed that a Holocaust background and husband's captivity had a marginally significant positive effect on age appearance. Women with a Holocaust background whose husbands were held captive reported older interest age, indicating double jeopardy for older subjective age when two sources of secondary traumatization are present. A similar trend existed for behavior age. Possible explanations for these complex findings of risk and resilience are discussed.