Variables Influencing Post-traumatic Growth in Abused Children and Adolescents in Foster Care

The purpose of this study was to investigate which factors significantly affect post-traumatic growth in Abused children and adolescents living in foster care to provide a basis for interventions to support their post-traumatic growth.To this end, 217 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 18 who had been separated due to abuse in foster care centers in Chungcheong-do Province were included in the study.The research instruments used were the Post-traumatic Growth Scale, selfregulation, self-esteem, self-respect, self-resilience, and social support scale.Multiple regression analyses were used to analyze the data from the 217 participants.The results were as follows.Posttraumatic growth is a significant variable in post-traumatic growth, such as self-regulation that can find positive meaning even in adversity and self-esteem related to the positive evaluation of an individual's self.The study was significant because it shifted the view of Abused children and adolescents in foster care from the negative view of maltreatment to the positive view of post-traumatic growth.It explored the variables that influence post-traumatic growth to heal from the complex trauma of Abused and provided a basis for developing interventions and programs to support healthy growth in Abused children and adolescents.