The aim of this study was to analyze the psychological well-being of adult victims of child military recruitment in Colombia who were demobilized and are in a reintegration process. This group was compared with, first, a sample of victims from the Colombian armed conflict and, second, a group of people who were not victims, following Ryff's (1989a) theory. A sequential exploratory mixed design was used. The three groups (each n ϭ 35) were given the Multifactor Scale of Psychological Well-being (Ryff & Singer, 1996) questionnaire and a sociodemographic survey; additionally, interviews were conducted to obtain qualitative data. Content analysis was used to analyze the results. The results show that psychological well-being was not affected, despite these past experiences and the difficulties of starting a new life. Adults who had suffered illegal forced recruitment in Colombia showed no difference in their psychological well-being compared with a control sample. However, they differed from a sample of displaced victims of armed conflict in all the dimensions of well-being, except positive relations with others. The qualitative results showed an emotional dimension that involves the acceptance of lived experiences, which is decisive in the transition to civilian life. Finally, elements such as having a life project, economic and emotional stability, identity as a demobilized person, support networks, and self-efficacy were identified as vital for the process of reintegration from the perspective of positive psychology. Public Significance StatementThis study suggests that reintegration process could have a positive impact on psychological well-being of adult victims of child recruitment, however, stands out the importance of adding an emotional component and social support to the process. In the other side, stands out the need to provide accompaniment and assistance on mental health to victims of other kinds of events, as forced displacement, to produce a positive impact on their psychological well-being.

El presente estudio tuvo como propósito describir y asociar las características psicosociales de los usuarios atendidos en la Unidad de Servicios Psicológicos (USP) de la Universidad Católica de Colombia durante los años 2007 y 2008. Se hizo un estudio de corte empírico-analítico con un diseño de tipo descriptivo y con un método por asociación. La unidad de análisis estuvo conformada por 621 historias clínicas de la USP. Los resultados mostraron que aproximadamente la mitad de la población que asistió a la Unidad corresponde a edades entre 5 y 14 años, el estrato que más consultó fue el 3, las localidades con mayor demanda del servicio fueron Kennedy, Engativá y Suba, y se caracterizan por pertenecer principalmente a familias biparentales. En cuanto a los diagnósticos, se encontró que los problemas más frecuentes en la población atendida fueron trastornos de conducta, depresión, trastornos de personalidad, problemas paterno-filiales, ansiedad, y problemas de aprendizaje.