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Seaton, Eleanor K.; Upton, Rachel; Gilbert, Adrianne; Volpe, Vanessa – Child Development, 2014
This study examined a moderated mediation model among 314 Black adolescents aged 13-18. The model included general coping strategies (e.g., active, distracting, avoidant, and support-seeking strategies) as mediators and racial identity dimensions (racial centrality, private regard, public regard, minority, assimilationist, and humanist ideologies)…
Descriptors: African Americans, Adolescents, Models, Coping
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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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Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Aber, J. Lawrence; Ware, Angelica; Kotler, Jennifer A. – Child Development, 2010
The enduring impact of exposure to the 911 terrorist attacks on mental health and sociopolitical attitudes was examined in a sample of 427 adolescents (M = 16.20 years) and their mothers residing in New York City. Direct exposure to the terrorist attack was associated with youth depression symptoms and with mothers' posttraumatic stress disorder…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Terrorism, Mothers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Martinez-Torteya, Cecilia; Bogat, G. Anne; von Eye, Alexander; Levendosky, Alytia A. – Child Development, 2009
Individual and family characteristics that predict resilience among children exposed to domestic violence (DV) were examined. Mother-child dyads (n = 190) were assessed when the children were 2, 3, and 4 years of age. DV-exposed children were 3.7 times more likely than nonexposed children to develop internalizing or externalizing problems.…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Mothers, Family Characteristics, Personality Traits