Thesis (Master)

Post-traumatic growth - The role of childhood trauma in personal development and the prospect of post-traumatic growth for offenders and resistance to reoffending

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Lightowler, Robert

Advisor(s)

Sochos, Antigonos

Abstract / Description

In this study we have recognised that post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from child abuse (CA) or abandonment, can significantly influence criminality. Understanding growth factors can enable lasting changes in prisoners and reduce reoffending.

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2025-11-20

Publisher

PsychArchives

Citation

  • Advisor(s)
    Sochos, Antigonos
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Lightowler, Robert
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2025-11-20T16:16:14Z
  • Made available on
    2025-11-20T16:16:14Z
  • Date of first publication
    2025-11-20
  • Submission date
    22/10/2020
  • Abstract / Description
    In this study we have recognised that post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from child abuse (CA) or abandonment, can significantly influence criminality. Understanding growth factors can enable lasting changes in prisoners and reduce reoffending.
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  • Publication status
    unknown
  • Review status
    unknown
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/16788
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.21397
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Post-traumatic growth - The role of childhood trauma in personal development and the prospect of post-traumatic growth for offenders and resistance to reoffending
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  • DRO type
    masterThesis