Violence and social development: Beyond a trauma perspective [Violencia y Desarrollo Social: Más Allá de una Perspectiva de Trauma]

It is widely known that exposure to violence affects the mental health of individuals and groups . However, a large number of individuals who grow up in contexts of violence do not exhibit symptoms of mental disorder. Evidence presented in the article suggests that individual’s experiences of violence do not go unnoticed, and on the contrary, have an impact on their social development and more specifically on their moral reasoning. The implications of the psychosocial perspectives for the study of the psychological consequences of violence, beyond trauma models, allow us to explore key aspects related to the perpetuation of cycles of violence.