Naslov
Relationship between traumatic war experiences and children's posttraumatic and other stress reactions

Autori
Arambašić, Lidija

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

Izvornik
New trends in developmental psychology: Abstracts / Delau, Michael - : ESDP and Presses Universitaires Rennes 2, 1997, 243-243

Skup
8th European Conference on Developmental Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Rennes, Francuska, 03.09.1997. - 07.09.1997

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
war; trauma; PTSR; children; anxiety; depression; psychosomatic symptoms; adjustment

Sažetak
During the war in Croatia children were exposed to many highly traumatic events. Some of those events threatened their own well being, and some jeopardized the well being of their parents, relatives etc. During and after such events people report different kinds of posttraumatic reactions as well as other accompanied symptoms (i.e. anxiety, depression, guilt, fear, psychosomatic symptoms). The aim of this study was to see whether posttraumatic stress reactions, anxiety, depression, psychosomatic symptoms and overall adjustment could be predicted from the exposure to different kinds of traumatic events. Data were collected from 1200 primary school pupils (8-14 yrs). Events were classified into five categories (victimization of family members, general war events including staying in shelter, personal victimization, witnessing victimization and loss of home/being refugee). The results show that witnessing victimization and loss of home/being refugee have the lowest predictive value, while other three kinds of traumatic events are equally predictive for measured children's reactions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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