Monday, 18 March 2019

Holocaust survivors with PTSD transmit negative views on aging to their adult offspring

(Bar-Ilan University) A new study provides first evidence that negative views on aging are transmitted in families of Holocaust survivors suffering from PTSD. They view themselves as aging less successfully compared to survivors without PTSD and older adults who weren't exposed to the Holocaust. Furthermore, offspring of posttraumatic Holocaust survivors negatively perceive the aging of their parents and consequently see themselves as aging less favorably, according to Prof. Amit Shrira, of Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2JoleYm

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