Subjective wellbeing in Australian families of Holocaust survivors
thesis
posted on 2011-06-10, 00:00authored byMelissa Weinberg
This thesis explored the idea that trauma experienced by Holocaust survivors has been transferred to their children and grandchildren. Findings provided evidence for an ' intergenerational transmission of trauma, revealing children of two Holocaust survivors to be particularly at risk. The transmission oftrauma was best explained through an attachment model.