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Kilmer, Ryan P.; Gil-Rivas, Virginia – Child Development, 2010
This study explored posttraumatic growth (PTG), positive change resulting from struggling with trauma, among 7- to 10-year-olds impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Analyses focused on child self-system functioning and cognitive processes, and the caregiving context, in predicting PTG at 2 time points (Time 1n = 66, Time 2n = 51). Findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Coping, Cognitive Processes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Fernando, Gaithri A.; Miller, Kenneth E.; Berger, Dale E. – Child Development, 2010
Daily stressors may mediate the relation between exposure to disaster-related stressors and psychological and psychosocial distress among youth in disaster-affected countries. A sample of 427 Sri Lankan Sinhalese, Tamil, and Muslim youth (mean age = 14.5) completed a survey with measures of exposure to disaster-related stressors and daily…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, War, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology)
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Oncu, Elif Celebi; Wise, Aysegul Metindogan – Child Development, 2010
The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine whether projective techniques could identify long-term consequences among children stemming from exposure to a traumatic event. The first group of children (n = 53; 26 female, 27 male) experienced 2 major earthquakes at age 7, 3 months apart, in Turkey, while a similarly matched control group…
Descriptors: Seismology, Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Kronenberg, Mindy E.; Hansel, Tonya Cross; Brennan, Adrianne M.; Osofsky, Howard J.; Osofsky, Joy D.; Lawrason, Beverly – Child Development, 2010
Trauma symptoms, recovery patterns, and life stressors of children between the ages of 9 and 18 (n = 387) following Hurricane Katrina were assessed using an adapted version of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Hurricane Assessment and Referral Tool for Children and Adolescents (National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2005). Based on…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Child Development
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Becker-Blease, Kathryn A.; Turner, Heather A.; Finkelhor, David – Child Development, 2010
In a representative sample of 2,030 U.S. children aged 2-17, 13.9% report lifetime exposure to disaster, and 4.1% report experiencing a disaster in the past year. Disaster exposure was associated with some forms of victimization and adversity. Victimization was associated with depression among 2- to 9-year-old disaster survivors, and with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health, Victims of Crime