Naslov
Posttraumatic Attitudes, World Assumptions and Posttraumatic Growth among War Affected Children

Autori
Kuterovac Jagodić, Gordana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Psychotraumatology, Abstract Book, The 9th European Concefence on Traumatic Stress, Stockholm, Sweden, 18-21 June, 2005 / - Stockholm : The Swedish National Association for Mental Health, European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, KCKP, 2005

Skup
European Concefence on Traumatic Stress,

Mjesto i datum
Stockholm, Švedska, 18.06.2005. - 21.06.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Posttraumatic Attitudes; World Assumptions; Posttraumatic Growth; War; Children

Sažetak
It has been hypothesized that traumatic experiences can challenge basic assumptions about the world and self (Janoff-Bulman, 1992). However, some authors suggest that traumatic experiences can become foundation for posttraumatic personal growth (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1995). Majority of researches of both hypothesis were performed on adults, while studies on the children are almost nonexistent. This paper presents results of the study of post-war war world assumptions and posttraumatic growth of school-age children in Croatia. The participants were 741 Croatian school-age children. Relationships between child's age, gender and level of war traumatization and intensity of basic assumptions about the world and the self, and personal growth were examined. Older age and higher level of war traumatization were found to be related to more shattering of assumptions about the benevolence and the meaningfulness of the world, and of self-worth, as well as to greater belief in dangerousness of the world. Younger children, boys and children who reported more posttraumatic symptoms also reported more posttraumatic growth. It was also found that more traumatized older children expect less bright future for themselves than more traumatized younger children. The results generally supported previous findings about changes in cognitions and self perception among adult trauma survivors.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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