1. Factors associated with traumatic symptoms and internalizing problems among adolescents who experienced a traumatic event.
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Maja Deković, Koning IM, Stams GJ, and Buist KL
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Behavioral Symptoms epidemiology, Behavioral Symptoms psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Netherlands epidemiology, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Social Support, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Adaptation, Psychological, Behavioral Symptoms prevention & control, Fires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic prevention & control
- Abstract
The aim of the present study was to identify factors that are related to the traumatic symptoms and problem behavior among adolescents who experienced the New Years fire in 2001 in Volendam, The Netherlands. Three groups of factors were considered: pre-trauma (personality and coping), trauma-related (physical and emotional proximity to disaster), and post-trauma factors (received social support). Forty-five adolescents completed the questionnaire. Two years after the disaster, these adolescents experienced significant traumatic stress reaction (70% within the clinical range) and showed clinically significant levels of internalizing problems (37%). Pre-trauma, individual factors were identified as the most important predictors of distress, followed by received social support. The indicators of physical and emotional proximity to disaster explained little variance in distress.
- Published
- 2008
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