Abstracts
Résumé
Les objectifs du présent article sont de mettre en exergue la façon dont les jeunes décrivent leur histoire traumatique et lui donnent un sens, et comment ils intègrent ces éléments dans leur perception de soi et leur vision d’avenir. Trente et un récits de vie de jeunes ayant connu une histoire de placement en vertu de la protection de la jeunesse ont été analysés en s’appuyant sur les prémisses de l’analyse thématique théorique (ATT) (Boyatzis, 1998) et à partir des théories du trauma complexe et l’identité narrative. Les résultats montrent que les jeunes sont en mesure de comprendre et décrire les effets des traumatismes vécus sur leur construction de soi, de donner un sens aux stratégies utilisées pour faire face à ces évènements et la manière dont ils façonnent leur avenir. Parce que le récit de vie permet de donner un sens à l’expérience traumatique, la discussion aborde la pertinence de l’utiliser et aussi, plus largement, l’approche narrative, pour bien saisir les enjeux complexes que vivent les jeunes placés dans leur construction identitaire et pour soutenir l’intervention auprès d’eux alors qu’ils amorcent leur transition vers la vie adulte.
Mots-clés :
- Récit de vie,
- donner un sens,
- approche narrative
Abstract
This article seeks to highlight how former foster care youths describe and make sense of their traumatic past, as well as how these elements impact their self-perception and vision of the future. Thirty-one former foster care youths’ life stories were analyzed based on the tenets of theoretical thematic analysis (Boyatzis, 1998), as well as the premises of complex trauma and narrative identity theories. Results indicate that youths are capable of understanding and describing the impacts of their endured traumas on their identity construction. They are also able to make sense of both the coping strategies they employed to face these traumatic events, as well as their role in shaping how they envision the future. The discussion elaborates on the relevance of using life stories both for gaining a better understanding of the complex challenges faced by foster care youth in constructing their identity, as well as for supporting interventions as they begin their transition to adulthood.
Keywords:
- Life story,
- giving meaning,
- narrative approach
Resumen
El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar cómo los jóvenes describen y dan sentido a su historia traumática y cómo integran estos elementos en su autopercepción y visión del futuro. El estudio se basa en el análisis de 31 historias de vida de jóvenes con un pasado de tutela por los servicios de protección de la infancia utilizando las premisas del Análisis Temático Teórico (ATT) (Boyatzis, 1998) y basándose en las teorías del trauma complejo y la identidad narrativa. Los resultados muestran que los jóvenes son capaces de comprender y describir el impacto del trauma en su autoconstrucción y de dar sentido a las estrategias que utilizan para hacer frente a estos eventos y a la forma en que dan forma a su futuro. Dado que nos permite dar sentido a la experiencia traumática, el artículo aborda la pertinencia de utilizar la historia de vida y, más ampliamente, el enfoque narrativo para comprender plenamente los desafíos complejos a los que los jóvenes se enfrentan en su proceso de construcción identitario y para apoyar la intervención con ellos cuando inician su transición a la edad adulta.
Palabras clave:
- Historia de vida,
- dar sentido,
- enfoque narrativo
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