J Affect Disord. 2025 Sep 12:120298. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120298. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Resilience is a multi-faceted construct comprised of both internal and external resources that support adaptive functioning following trauma exposure. The role of resilience in ameliorating internalizing symptoms may depend on its typology as opposed to its presence alone, suggesting the existence of distinct subpopulations with heterogeneous resource profiles. The current study employs Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) to identify and characterize profiles of resilience-related resources among youth exposed to trauma from an identity-focused, cultural lens.

METHOD: Patterns of resources were examined in 1538 youth (Mage = 13.4, 51.9 % female) from a large longitudinal registry of trauma exposed youth in Texas using LPA. Profiles were related to demographic variables and internalizing symptoms (post-traumatic stress symptoms [PTSS], depression, and anxiety) using multinomial regression.

PMID:40947031 | DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.120298