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Irmarie Cruz-López; Tawny N. Evans-McCleon; E. Joan Looby; Tianlan Wei; Daniel L. Gadke – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2024
School-age children are at high risk of experiencing traumatic and stressful events that can negatively impact their academic, emotional, and behavior performance. Students that have been exposed to a traumatic and adverse experience present with high rates of dropout, low academic performance, conduct problems, aggression, depression, and…
Descriptors: Trauma, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Weather, Natural Disasters
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Mehtap Eroglu; Gokce Yagmur Efendi; Rahime Duygu Temelturk; Nese Yaksi – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: The current study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the Turkey 2023 earthquakes on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents residing in Hatay, Sanliurfa, and Ankara provinces, encompassing the periods both before and after the Turkey 2023 earthquakes. Method: This cross-sectional, multicenter…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Natural Disasters, Mothers, Mental Disorders
Nanmathi Manian; Wendy McColskey; Kim Benton; Noah Lipshie – National Comprehensive Center, 2021
School communities in both urban and rural settings need trauma-informed (TI) supports; however, the adversities experienced and access to student supports may be unique to rural school communities. In addition, the contextual challenges experienced by rural schools and communities, as well as the strengths that can be drawn from them, will…
Descriptors: Trauma, Rural Schools, Child Development, School Districts
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Pfefferbaum, Betty; Tucker, Phebe; Nitiéma, Pascal – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis constitutes an important biological component of the stress response commonly studied through the measurement of cortisol. Limited research has examined HPA axis dysregulation in youth exposed to disasters. Objective: This study examined HPA axis activation in adolescent Hurricane Katrina…
Descriptors: Physiology, Metabolism, Stress Variables, Trauma
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Powell, Tara; Thompson, Sanna J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This article presents the Journey of Hope (JoH), a school-based intervention for children who have experienced a collective trauma such as a natural disaster. Through the use of group work, the JoH focuses on building coping skills and enhancing protective factors to help children recover. Method: This quasi-experimental research…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Trauma, Natural Disasters
Julia Elizabeth Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, youth faced significant disruption to their lives due to the storm damage and, for many, long-term evacuation. One domain of functioning that faced significant threat because of this disruption was student engagement. The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of student engagement, as measured by the…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Predictor Variables, Learner Engagement, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder