Parental Response and Adolescent Adjustment to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

nfs — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:01:23 +0000

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Sat, 2007-12-01 (All day)

This study examined adolescents’ adjustment following the attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). A Web-based survey was administered 2 weeks and 7 months postattacks to a national sample of adolescents (N =104). A randomly selected parent also completed a survey at the 7-month assessment. Although exposure to the attacks was indirect, over half the participants felt threatened. Adolescents’ posttraumatic stress symptoms were associated with their acute stress symptoms, parental distress, parental coping advice, parental availability to discuss the attacks, and reports that 9/11-related discussions were unhelpful. Adolescents’ distress symptoms were associated with a history of mental health problems, acute stress symptoms, and parental unavailability to discuss the attacks.

Indirect exposure to the September 11 terrorist attacks: does symptom structure resemble PTSD?

nfs — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:56:07 +0000

Published Date:

Fri, 2008-02-01 (All day)

The authors conducted confirmatory factor analyses of reports of posttraumatic stress reactions using a national probability sample of individuals indirectly exposed to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (n = 675). Reactions at three time points in the year after the attacks were best accounted for by a lower-order, 4-factor solution (Reexperiencing, Strategic Avoidance, Emotional Numbing, and Hyperarousal Symptoms). Indirect exposure to a traumatic event appears to induce a response with a similar symptom structure as responses to direct exposure.

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Parental Response and Adolescent Adjustment to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Indirect exposure to the September 11 terrorist attacks: does symptom structure resemble PTSD?